Plate, 9.5 inches diameter. Brown transfer. Printed maker's mark for J. Meir & Son dates this pattern to c. 1837-1890, but the style is Aesthetic, so it probably dates closer to c. 1880. True to its name, the pattern features two branches of apple blossoms, one large and small. Between these two branches on the bottom left is a clump of blooming violets. The border consists of alternating triangles in-filled with lines.

In 1812, John Meir acquired Greensgate Pottery at Tunstall, Staffordshire, England. He worked alone until 1837, when his son joined the partnership, when at this time the firm was renamed from John Meir to John Meir & Son. Together they produced high quality ironstone and earthenware, much of what was exported to the United States. The family sold the business in 1896 to William Adams & Sons Potters.