Underplate, 9.75 x 6.25 inches. Green transfer. Printed and impressed maker's marks for Edge, Malkin & Co. The printed Rd. No. dates the pattern registration to 1886. The impressed Rd. No. dates the shape registration to 1885. This pattern features a central cartouche containing an image of a castle in the countryside. The cartouche is framed by slender branches of wildflowers. The molded handles are decorated with geometric designs.

The partners of Edge, Malkin & Co. were Joseph Edge, William Millett Edge, John Wilcox Edge, and James Malkin. In 1892 John Wilcox Edge retired from the business. In 1893 James Malkin retired and William Spencer Millett Edge joined the business. In 1894 Sydney Malkin left the partnership and the business was continued by the Edge family alone - the name Edge, Malkin & Co was continued. By 1902 the business was bankrupt and went into voluntary liquidation. S. Webster Dean (who was the chairman of Edge, Malkin & Co.) continued the business until 1910.