This is one of my favourite plates. I love it for the sign alone. It’s gloriously joyful and brings a little bit of sunshine into the 1950s.
James Meakin set up his Staffordshire pottery in 1845 and his
sons, J&G (James and George) took over in 1851. By the 1950s, it was
producing new American-inspired shapes, and this Studio Ware style was in
production from 1957-69.
For once, my shaky hand isn’t to blame for the blurry photo –
the mark is actually like that on the plate. The colour is hard to reproduce
- it’s really a sharp, fresh, bright
lime green, which means not all food looks appetising on it. But it’s more fun
to turn it upside down and enjoy its palm tree mark.
