Serving Plate, 10.75 inches handle-to-handle. Black transfer. Printed maker's mark for the Old Hall Earthenware Co. Ltd. The registration diamond gives 21 June 1882. Brighton is a very typically Aesthetic pattern, showing the influence of Japanese culture and design. The central image features two crossed fans superimposed over chrysanthemum blossoms and bamboo. The top circular fan is an asymmetrical scene of a bird and foliage before the sea with a shining sun. The semi-circular fan on the bottom features an ocean scene with sailing ships and clouds in the sky. The large border features alternating panels of fans and flowers. The fan panels reference the central image and feature two crossed fans featuring sailing ships on water superimposed over trailing vines. The other panels feature chrysanthemums with two cartouches in-filled with varied geometric designs.

The Old Hall Earthenware Co. Ltd. was a pottery established in the Staffordshire town of Hanley in 1805 by Job Meigh (d 1817). It was successively known as Job Meigh (1805–12), Job Meigh & Son (1812–34), Charles Meigh (1834–49), C. Meigh, Son & Pankhurst (1850–51), Charles Meigh & Son (1851–61), Old Hall Earthenware Co. Ltd (1861–86) and Old Hall Porcelain Works Ltd (1886–1902). In March 1861 Charles Meigh Jr. transferred the business to a limited liability company called the Old Hall Earthenware Co Ltd. This was the first limited liability company in the Staffordshire Potteries. In the 1880s the designers included Christopher Dresser. The pottery closed in 1902 and the Old Hall Works were demolished in 1904.