Platter, 16 x 11.5 inches. Brown transfer. Printed maker's mark for W. H. Grindley & Co. The registry diamond dates the pattern registration to 7 January 1882. This pattern features a clump of daffodils and other flowers on the left-hand side of the central image. In the middle ground a stone manor house with a figure sitting on the lawn overlooks a lake with a sailboat and sailor. The background features a landscape with cypress trees and additional structures.

W. H. Grindley & Co. was founded at the Newfield Pottery in 1880 by William Harry Grindley (principal 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.