Plate “Acropolis”

George L. Ashworth and Brothers, Hanley, Staffordshire, England. 1860s

Underglaze transfer printing on ironstone ware.

Diameter:  27 cm

Impressed Ashworth mark, purple underglaze mark in the form of a sarcoph- agus with the word “Acropolis” inside and the words “G.L.A. & Bros.” underneath.

Patent mark in the form of the Royal Coat of Arms with the initials “DW” to either side.

Entered the museum collection in 1940 from the Alexandrovskaya Sloboda Museum.