"Star" Pattern Platter

This interesting platter from the Judie Siddall and David Hoexter collection appears at first glance to be a simple repetitive sheet pattern but upon closer inspection reveals itself to be a borderless design from a copper plate engraved specifically for this size platter. Identified as likely produced by Minton, c. 1810, in “An Illustrated Guide to Minton Printed Pottery 1796-1836” by Geoffrey Priestman. He suggests the pattern is likely the “Star” pattern included in Minton’s 1810 inventory of copper plates. As seen in a 8.5 in. plate illustrated by Priestman, other pieces in the pattern have similarly composed designs, with a ring of flowers at the outer edge and a second ring of flowers surrounding one, two, or three flowers at the center depending on the width of the piece. Small plates and dishes only have one ring of flowers around a single central flower. You can see this platter and hundreds of other pieces from this collection in this month’s Video of the Month: “A Visit to the Judie Siddall and David Hoexter Collection.”

You can see this platter and hundreds of other pieces from this collection in this month’s Video of the Month: “A Visit to the Judie Siddall and David Hoexter Collection.”