Description: Antique 1870s to 1900 - English Prattware Pot Lid - Wimbledon 1860 - Framed 6.25" - Very FINE Authentic antique Prattware pot lid made in the period from the 1870s to 1900. The scene commemorates the day that the Wimbledon Meeting was inaugurated by Queen Victoria to promote rifle shooting and England's Volunteer Corps (similar to the U.S. National Guard). Each year from 1860 to 1889, the Meeting was held in Wimbledon with a rifle shooting match as the main event. The circular frame measures 6 1/4" in diameter x 1" thick, from front to back; ceramic pot lid measures 4" in diameter. Weighs 9 oz., estimated package weight is 1-2 lbs. Will be thoroughly padded and carefully packed for secure, intact delivery. U.S. Shipments: Please compare shipping options on the drop-down menu for the best rate for your ZIP code and/or your preferred date of arrival. FedEx deliveries must go to a street address on file with eBay, no FedEx deliveries to Post Office boxes. Notes adapted from online sources: Pratt (F. & R. Pratt & Co. Ltd.) was founded in the early 19th century and became an important manufacturer of pottery. The company was based in the Staffordshire region of England, with factories among the celebrated group of Staffordshire Potteries. Throughout the 19th century, the Pratt name was associated with fine, usually multi-colored, transfer-printed engravings used to decorate earthenware lids and pots for food, pharmaceutical products and toiletries. Pratt also produced domestic earthenware including relief-molded earthenware, especially jugs and tableware called Prattware. Their engravings were so good that Prattware lids rapidly became collectibles and a first exhibition of the lids was "apparently held in 1897 only three years after Felix Pratt's death." Up to the 1960s, first Cauldon Potteries Ltd. and then other English manufacturers issued reproduction pot lids under the F. & R. Pratt name using the original Jesse Austin engravings. Collecting the lids was very fashionable in the 1920s and interest has continued to the present.
Price: 89.99 USD
Location: College Park, Maryland
End Time: 2024-08-04T21:55:27.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
Country/Region of Origin: United Kingdom
Primary Material: Ceramic & Porcelain
Age: 1850-1899
Type: Pot Lid
Style: Victorian
Original/Reproduction: Original
Maker: Pratt
Color: Multi-Color
