Plate, 8.5 inches diameter. Brown transfer. This pattern was registered on 20 November 1879 by Thomas Elsmore & Son under the name "Osborne." The pattern consists of a stork standing next to a large clump of cattails. Sitting on a branch near him is a kingfisher. Another kingfisher is seen flying on the lower part of the plate. A dragonfly can also be seen. The pond scene is complete with waterlilies (also seen in the border) and more cattails in the background.

Thomas Elsmore & Son was an earthenware manufacturer at the Clay Hill Pottery in Tunstall, Staffordshire. The original partnership was between Thomas Elsmore, Thomas Forster, and Richard Blackhurst, trading as Elsmore, Forster & Co. Blackhurst left the partnership in 1855 and Elsmore & Forster continued in business together. Around 1871, Forster left the business and Thomas Elsmore continued as Elsmore & Son.