Rare Antique T & R Boote Dinner Plates - Marlborough Pattern circa 1890s customized hard-to-find patterns

hard-to-find patterns

The back has a tiny chip near the rim that measures 1/8th" inch in diameter and three surface chips which were caused by the prongs of a plate hanger at some point in its life

There is a series of microbubbles on the inside rim of one portion of the bride's glass

Overall it is in great shape but the inside cover boards at one point previously contained tape (possibly to hold a book cover in place) which was removed and has removed part of the decorated end papers

Rare Antique T & R Boote Dinner Plates - Marlborough Pattern circa 1890s customized hard-to-find patternsThe artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work. Emile Zola (1840 1902) {HISTORY} A family run enterprise that began in 1842, this rare trio of antique green transferware dinner plates was made by T & R Boote in their Waterloo pottery in England in the 1890s. Winners of several medals at international exhibitions in the 1800s, T & R Boote built a worldwide reputation for their exquisite high quality dishware designs. But