{"product_id":"j-heath-co-lombardy-luncheon-plate-c-1835","title":"J. Heath \u0026 Co. “Lombardy” Luncheon Plate, c. 1835","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautiful early 19th-century \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoseph Heath \u0026amp; Co. “Lombardy” plate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, transfer-printed in a soft blue and dating to approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1835–1841\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe central scene presents a romanticized Italian landscape, with elegantly dressed figures traveling by gondola across a lake surrounded by fanciful architecture, distant mountains, and tall Lombardy poplars. The picturesque composition reflects the Romantic taste that became increasingly important in English transferware during the 1830s, when imagined European landscapes offered an evocative alternative to the earlier Chinese-inspired patterns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe broad border is especially lovely, densely filled with scrolling foliage and flowers interspersed with small architectural landscape vignettes. Its intricate engraving creates an almost textile-like field of blue around the comparatively open central scene.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe reverse bears the printed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Lombardy \/ J. Heath \u0026amp; Co.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e pattern and maker's mark. Above it is the firm's characteristic impressed circular \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“propeller” or potter's-wheel mark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which is documented on other Joseph Heath \u0026amp; Co. examples of the Lombardy pattern. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA particularly beautiful early example of English scenic transferware, lovely displayed in an antique cupboard or plate rack, incorporated into a blue-and-white plate wall, or collected alongside other early Staffordshire patterns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTunstall, Staffordshire, England, c. 1835–1841\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eJoseph Heath \u0026amp; Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lombardy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Glazed earthenware\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 9.5\" Diameter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Antique condition with overall crazing and light wear consistent with age and use. Please review all photographs as part of the condition description.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"England, 19th c.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44419395780695,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0577\/3505\/3399\/files\/03AE3C2A-FE87-4074-A4EA-2F4F4675EDAF.jpg?v=1791315481","url":"https:\/\/gladysavenue.com\/products\/j-heath-co-lombardy-luncheon-plate-c-1835","provider":"Gladys Avenue","version":"1.0","type":"link"}