Wall plaque decorated with a painted design of sailing boats on a European (?) waterway, a church or cathedral in the distance, a fortified building to the right.
On the reverse of this plaque is written:
Ernest Robert Hartshorne / Fired Benthall Potteries
Ernest Robert Hartshorne (b.1870) was the eldest son of James Edward Hartshorne and brother of James Arthur “Arty" Hartshorne and Percy Ewart Hartshorne, all of whom were connected with the Benthall Pottery Company.
Mark: Unmarked
Diameter: 380mm / 15in
Date: c.1900
Provenance: Private collection, UK