Plate, 10 inches diameter. Green transfer. Printed maker's mark for Wallis Gimson & Co. Printed retailer's mark for M. B. & Co. The Rd. No. indicates a pattern registration date of (27 May) 1884. Patterns in "The World" series all feature two or more cartouches, each with a separate world-renowned city, building, architectural feature, or monument paired with flowers. Here the large, circular cartouche features an image of St. Peter's in Rome and the smaller, diamond cartouche framed with twigs features the Arc du Carousel in Paris. St. Peter's is a Renaissance-style basilica planned by Pope Nicholas V and then Pope Julius II to replace the aging Old St. Peter's Basilica, which was built in the fourth century by Roman emperor Constantine the Great. Construction of the present basilica began on 18 April 1506 and was completed on 18 November 1626. The Arc du Carousel was designed by Charles Percier and Pierre Francois Leonard Fontaine and built between 1806 and 1808 by Napoleon I on the model of the Arch of Constantine in Rome. It is the Triumphal arch in Paris, located in the Place du Carousel on the site of the former Tuileries Palace. Both cartouches are laid over sprays of orchids, prunus blossoms, and maidenhair ferns with two butterflies.

Wallis Gimson & Co. specialized in making ware in a series such as ‘The World’ and ‘Achievements of Notable Victorians.’ In February the partnership between Joseph Gimson Jr. and Thomas Wallis Gimson was dissolved and Thomas W. Gimson continued on his own account. At the time of bankruptcy of the business it was Thomas Wallis Gimson who was trading as Wallis Gimson & Co.

Wallis Gimson & Co. specialized in making ware in series such as ‘The World’ and ‘Achievements of Notable Victorians.’ In February the partnership between Joseph Gimson Jr. and Thomas Wallis Gimson was dissolved and Thomas W. Gimson continued on his own account. At the time of bankruptcy of the business it was Thomas Wallis Gimson who was trading as Wallis Gimson & Co.