Platter, 13.5 x 10.25 inches. Brown transfer. Printed maker's mark for Dunn, Bennet & Co. Oak leaves and acorns form the background on which the three cartouches rest. The fan cartouche contains a lake scene with trees, while the round cartouche on the lower part of the plate contains two birds sitting on a branch. It is next to the rectangular cartouche with a river scene. On other versions of this pattern, a cartouche featuring Balmoral castle appears.

Dunn, Bennett & Co. was a manufacturer of earthenware and ironstone at a number of sites, originally in Hanley and then, from 1886, in Burslem, Staffordshire. Established in 1876 by William Dunn and his son-in-law William Wood-Bennett. Dunn, Bennett & Co. manufactured earthenware and ironstone for both the home and American markets. Around 1908 it was incorporated as a limited company.