Minton Majolica Oyster Plate, the relief-molded dish with six oyster wells glazed in seafoam green, each well separated by shells and seaweed and a naturalistically molded and glazed auger shell, the center well glazed in green and banded with shells, the reverse with impressed marks, 'MINTON,' date cypher for 1872, and British Registry Diamond for 20 March 1867, and design number '1323,' which corresponds to the entry, 'OYSTER PLATE, SIX OYSTERS (M),' as recorded in the Minton Ornamental Shapes preserved in the Minton Archives and reprinted in J. Jones.

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Condition: Good - Wear consistent with age and use. In excellent antique condition, with no damage, repairs, or restoration.

Dimensions: Height: 1 in (2.54 cm) x Diameter: 9 in (22.86 cm)

Book References:

1--*Joan Jones, "Minton: The First Two Hundred Years of Design and Production." Shrewsbury, England: Swan Hill Press, 1993, Appendix E, p. 351. Minton Ornamental Shapes (i.e., design numbers) listed in Appendix E, pp. 343-377.

2--Susan Weber et al., MAJOLICA MANIA: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States 1850--1915. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2020, Volume One, p. 115, FIG. 5.7.

3--Victoria Bergesen, "Majolica: British, Continental and American Wares, 1851-1915." London: Barrie & Jenkins Publishers, 1989, p. 31.

4-Marilyn G. Karmason and Joan B. Stacke, "MAJOLICA, A Complete History and Illustrated Survey." New York: Harry N. Abrams Publishers, Second Edition, 2002, p. 44.