A fine floral plate by Swansea, circa 1816 with decoration attributed to William pollard, with single dog rose decoration centrally and sprigs of summer blooms to the scrolling moulded rim, buttercups, forget-me-nots, strawberries and others, with gilt and green trims to the cavetto. Provenance: Paper label of C P Neve collection underside. Diameter 8.27 in.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Attributed - A cataloguing term where the item in the opinion of the cataloguers, is a of the period of the artist, craftsman or designer, and which probably in whole or part is the work of that person.
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