Saucer, 6.5 inches diameter. Brown transfer. Printed maker's mark for H. Alcock & Co. This pattern features two cartouches, one fan-shaped the other rectangular. Within the fan are two cranes - one with head down feeding, the other in flight. There are also rushes in the scene. The rectangular cartouche placed slightly behind the fan is a rural scene featuring a lake or river, a tree-lined shoreline and background mountains. Below the two cartouches are a series of geometric semi-circular shapes like fish scales common in Japanese art. Behind the cartouches is a branch with several large flowers and a fern. To the left is one bamboo leaf.

The firm of Henry Alcock was started in 1861 at the Elder Pottery in Cobridge formerly operated by John Alcock. General earthenware was produced, including white graniteware produced under the names “Ironstone China” and “Parisian porcelain” exclusively for the American markets. The firm continued at Cobridge until 1910 when the Clarence Works at Stoke were engaged. The firm then continued at Stoke under the name 'The Henry Alcock Pottery' until 1935.