ENGLISH TRANSFER-PRINTED CERAMIC CHILDREN'S ABC PLATES, LOT OF SEVEN, comprising four with central image of figures, one with a stag and deer, and one with "Hotel Brighton & Concourse", all having molded alphabet borders. One with impressed mark of "ELSMORE & SON / ENGLAND", one with printed mark of "C.A. & SONS / ENGLAND", otherwise unmarked. Staffordshire and possibly other areas. Second half 19th/early 20th century. 5 7/8" to 7 1/4" D.
One with 5/8" hairline on base that does not appear to go through to interior; one with one 4" hairline that has flaking along it and 1/4" chip on foot rim; one with scattered flakes and small chips along edges and one 2" by 2" radial hairline; one with few small flakes along rim; one with large radial hairline that has some repairs and one 1/4" chip along rim; four pieces total with light or moderate discoloration.
Literature: Transferware Collectors Club database patterns #15091, #11738, #8199, #10946, and #9488.
Provenance: From the 50-plus year collection of the late Joan M. Wentz, Germansville, PA.

One with 5/8" hairline on base that does not appear to go through to interior; one with one 4" hairline that has flaking along it and 1/4" chip on foot rim; one with scattered flakes and small chips along edges and one 2" by 2" radial hairline; one with few small flakes along rim; one with large radial hairline that has some repairs and one 1/4" chip along rim; four pieces total with light or moderate discoloration.