Plate Flow blue porcelain plate with gilt rim depicting face of Admiral W. SAMPSON, a COMMEMORATIVE PLATE with date of July 1898. 10.5 in. SIGNED on the reverse with the Coalport A.D 1750 crown England product symbol in green with additional plate no. Z 2201. Plate celebrates the participation in the Spanish America War. Admiral William Sampson was a Naval Commander of the American naval head of the North Atlantic squadron & masterminded U.S. naval strategy during the Spanish-American War and succeeded by it blockading the Spanish fleet in the harbour of Santiago de Cuba (May 29–July 3, 1898). He attended the US Naval Academy in 1861. FLOW BLUE ANTIQUE PLATE COALPORT, Admiral William Sampson c1890s COMMEMORATIVE plate, collectibles, antiques, Coalport English blue & white Porcelain Plate, wall decor, tabletop decor, Spanish-American War 1898 Commemorative Plate, Puerto Rico Colonization, Cuba, Historical Plate Spanish American War, signed Coalport England Plate, vintage, General surface wear including scratches, scuffs and wear to gilt. 3