Set of Seven Alcock Flow Blue Plates university greek possibly for an institutional or

possibly for an institutional or private library where collections were labeled and arranged by literary category

and never had the opportunity to learn how to read or write

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Set of Seven Alcock Flow Blue Plates university greek possibly for an institutional orc. 1890s 1910s; Henry Alcock & Co. Cobridge, Staffordshire, England Seven flow blue plates by Alcock, each decorated with blurred cobalt floral sprays against a white ground. The rims are gently scalloped with embossed detail, framing the pattern with a softened edge. A fine example of late 19th century English tableware, showing the firm's mastery of transfer decoration in the flow blue tradition. This set exhibits moderate amounts of crazing