Butter pat, 2.75 x 2.75 inches. Maker is Whittaker & Co. This pattern dates to 1886. Since this is a butter pat, it shows only a portion of the pattern probably seen on a plate. The square cartouche contains a bend in a river, a three arched bridge, a road with a stone fence bordering the bridge and a rustic cabin. There is a sailboat on the river and trees and shrubs complete the scene. Behind the cartouche are leaves and buds.

Whittaker & Co. was a brief series of partnerships of earthenware manufacturers, operating the Hallfield Pottery, built in 1882) in Hanley, Staffordshire. The original partners were Lewis Whittaker, James Edge, Samuel Heath, John Henry Weatherby, and Robert Rowley. Whittaker, Edge & Co: 1882-1886. Whittaker & Co: 1886-1892. Whittaker, Heath & Co: 1892-1898.