Serving plate, 9.625 x 9 inches. Brown transfer. Printed maker's mark for the Old Hall Earthenware Co. Ltd. "Hampden" is a simple pattern consisting of stylized floral sprays and a long, diagonal ribbon cartouche filled with geometric and stylized flower patterns.

The Old Hall Earthenware Co. Ltd. was an English 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. This pattern has been attributed as one of the three confirmed patterns designed by the influential aesthetic designer Christopher Dresser (1834-1904). The pottery closed in 1902 and the Old Hall Works was demolished in 1904.