This platter with a view of Wanstead House in Essex is part of Ridgway’s “British Scenery” series. Its source print is from Greig's "The Excursions Through Essex" published in 1819. John & William Ridgway were in business from 1813 to 1830 in Shelton, Hanley, Staffordshire. It is pattern number 9239 in the TCC Database. British views will be a focus at the TCC Spring Conference in Hartford, CT, in May. Speakers will include Dick Henrywood, who covered this series in his Transferware Recorder 3.