Plate, 9.625 inches diameter. Brown transfer. Printed maker's mark for W. H. Grindley & Co. The registry diamond dates the pattern registration to 17 January 1883. This pattern is sections into seven distinct sections. Three are floral, and three are geometric, superimposed diagonally across the lower part of a peaceful water scene in which waterlilies and cattails dot the water. Butterflies and swallows flit in the air above and oversized bamboo stalks frame the scene at the left side.

The company was founded at the Newfield Pottery in 1880 by William Harry Grindley (principle partner) and Mr. Turner (the '& Co.') They produced Earthenware and Ironstone China - particularly for the Canadian, United States, South American and Australian markets. In 1891 the company moved to the Woodfield Pottery, Woodland Street, Tunstall.