Royal Tudor Ware in the "Coaching Taverns" pattern. This vintage English Staffordshire ironstone china features a transfer-printed design that depicts a 19th-century coaching scene and is highly collectible.
Details of the Plate
Manufacturer: Royal Tudor Ware, part of the Staffordshire pottery industry in England.
Pattern Name: Coaching Taverns (also known simply as Coaching Scenes).
Design Details: The central image, titled "The Old Crown Inn Slough", depicts a horse-drawn coach arriving at an inn. The border features a decorative pattern of flowers and leaves with a scalloped rim.
Color and Material: The plate has a distinctive "teal blue and white" coloration and is made of durable ironstone.
Era: Most pieces in this pattern were produced between the 1950s and 1970s, though the design itself is based on hand engravings from 1828 by W.N. Mellor.