Of course I jumped on this one for how timely it felt and feels in this age of tariffs gone wild, but turns out it is a really interesting one (as well as a scarce one) from an historical perspective. Dating to sometime between the 1820s and 1840s, it was produced as propaganda or sorts in the anti-Corn Law campaigns in England during that period. (And what better way to propagandize than on a child's plate, ha?!) The Corn Laws, passed in 1815, were meant to protect the price of grain (corn) from the competition of foreign markets, but instead created a monopoly that enriched landowners, while making it much more expensive for common people to buy food (grain for bread). This hand-painted transfer decorated plate bears the motto of the Anti-Corn Law League: "Our Bread Untaxed Our Commerce Free," with a golden sheaf of wheat at the very center.
6" diameter. Excellent--no chips, cracks, repairs or other issues, reads bright and crisp.
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