Shops Vintage Denmark Furnivals Limited Blue Denmark Collector Plate - 10

Product Name: Shops Vintage Denmark Furnivals Limited Blue Denmark Collector Plate - 10
Elegant vintage Blue Denmark pattern plate from Furnivals Limited. Under-glaze, transfer printed blue and shops white ware is a staple product of the UK pottery industry. One of the most famous patterns is ‘ Denmark' or ‘Blue Denmark' produced by the business known as Furnivals Ltd and its successors. Although produced by a number of Staffordshire potters, Furnivals was the most prominent producer of the pattern. It was based on a 19th century pattern originally produced in Copenhagen, Denmark. Frantz Heinrich Muller first produced the pattern at his pottery in Copenhagen between 1776-1779. The pattern consists of a repeating pattern of mussels and stylized flowers traditionally in an under-glaze blue on a white background. The pattern was immediately popular and when Muller's factory became the Royal Porcelain Factory of Copenhagen ‘Royal Copenhagen', the ‘Danish' pattern was central to its success. Approximate size: Diameter 10" Excellent condition, no chip, no scratch Offers welcomed.