Dish
Beswick, John
Hallam, Albert
Small dish, white earthenware body with cream coloured glaze, of triangular form with lobed edges, triangular foot ring; at the centre of the dish is an underglaze, transfer-printed stylised circus scene, comprising two black 'stick figure' acrobats in pink dress, each standing on the back of a cantering circus pony, printed in a pale blue with black highlights, above these is a pair of trapeze artists, one male and one female, the trapeze extending from the dark red, hand-painted rim border.
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