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Antique La Belle "Flow Blue" Turkey Hen Plate – Wheeling Pottery Co. (c. 1893)
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Semi-porcelain (often categorized historically as white granite or ironstone), which is a specific type of high-grade, durable earthenware.Traditional English flow blue patterns feature strictly monochromatic designs, and this specific American line is a variant that integrates:
A "Flow Blue" Cobalt Border: The intense cobalt blue around the molded, scalloped rim intentionally bled or "flowed" into the white glaze during the firing process.
Polychrome Transfer & Enamel Art: The center depicts a multi-colored turkey hen with meal basket in a landscape.
Gold Gilt Filigree: The rim features rich, hand-applied gold scrollwork overlays that accent the embossed edges.
The Wheeling Pottery Company was a highly influential, pioneering American ceramic manufacturer that operated in Wheeling, West Virginia. The company was incorporated on October 23, 1879.
The La Belle department was brought under management around 1887–1889. La Belle specialized in stylized Art Nouveau aesthetics. They were highly famous for dinner sets, luxury chocolate pot sets, ornate wash basins, pitcher sets, and chamber sets crafted for wealthy Victorian-era households. The Flow Blue turkey platters and dinner sets were produced during the early 1890’s.
