{"product_id":"h-k-tunstall-crinoline-lady-gold-lace-cake-plate","title":"H \u0026 K Tunstall | 'Crinoline Lady' | Gold Lace Cake Plate | England, c. 1940s","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eH \u0026amp; K Tunstall | 'Crinoline Lady' | Gold Lace Cake Plate | England, c. 1940s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA lady in a pink crinoline steps out of a cottage garden, framed by a cloth of gold lace.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHollinshead \u0026amp; Kirkham made earthenware in Tunstall, Staffordshire, from the 1870s until 1956, when the works was sold to Johnson Brothers. Crinoline lady scenes, with bonneted women in full skirts among cottage-garden flowers, became a familiar decorative theme on English pottery in the early and mid-20th century. The printed \"Made in England, H \u0026amp; K, Tunstall\" backstamp belongs to the firm's later production; the large \"B\" beneath it has been associated with wartime manufacture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cake plate is approximately square, with rounded, shaped sides, projecting lug handles and a gilt-edged rim. Its surface is covered in an intricate gold lace pattern of small dotted flowers, circles and scrolling motifs on a cream ground. In the centre, a lady in a pink crinoline, blue jacket and bonnet carries a basket of flowers through a colourful garden; tall blue and purple flowers rise beside her, with a birdhouse on a pole and a bird in flight behind. The green printed backstamp shows what appears to be a unicorn above \"Made in England, H\u0026amp;K, Tunstall\", with a large \"B\" beneath and small painted marks beside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe plate is in excellent condition, with no chips or cracks and minimal wear to the gilding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaker: Hollinshead \u0026amp; Kirkham (H \u0026amp; K), Tunstall, England\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecoration: 'Crinoline Lady' centre with a gold lace-patterned ground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDate: c. 1940s (backstamp)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: earthenware\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForm: shaped cake plate with projecting lug handles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarks: green printed mark with what appears to be a unicorn, \"Made in England, H\u0026amp;K, Tunstall\", \"B\"; small painted marks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 25.3 × 22.6 × 2 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 460 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: excellent; no chips or cracks; minimal gilding wear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuyer profile: collectors of crinoline lady pottery, and anyone dressing a vintage tea table\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollector Appeal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrinoline lady scenes have a distinctive place in 20th-century English decorative pottery. Here, the colourful garden scene is surrounded by a richly patterned gold ground, giving the plate a more formal character than examples decorated on plain white.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther 'Crinoline Lady' pieces from the shop: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dancingfaun.co.za\/products\/h-k-tunstall-crinoline-lady-gold-lace-milk-jug\"\u003emilk jug\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dancingfaun.co.za\/products\/h-k-tunstall-crinoline-lady-gold-lace-tea-trio\"\u003etrio\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dancingfaun.co.za\/products\/h-k-tunstall-chintz-crinoline-lady-open-sugar-bowl\"\u003eopen sugar basin\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShe walks the same garden path, her basket of flowers forever full.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Dancing Faun Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40429084999880,"sku":"","price":395.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/3497\/2104\/files\/2021-03-11_14.14.45.png?v=1775923064","url":"https:\/\/dancingfaun.co.za\/products\/h-k-tunstall-crinoline-lady-gold-lace-cake-plate","provider":"The Dancing Faun Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}