Plate, 7.25 inches diameter. Printed maker's mark for F. Winkle & Co. This pattern features two bunches of flowers opposite each other. The left features poppies and lily-of-the-valley and the right features fuchsias and small flowers with feathery-shaped leaves. The face of the plate is liberally sponged with gilding and the border consists of a simple gilded line.

A business between Winkle and Wood started in 1885 at the Pearl Pottery in Hanley. In 1888 Winkle and Wood jointly opened the purpose built Colonial Pottery Works in Whieldon Road on the border of Stoke and Fenton. In 1890 F. Winkle continued on his own at the Colonial Pottery and Wood continued at the Pearl Pottery works in Hanley. In the early 1900s the business was owned by the Hewitt Brothers - William and Joseph - who were later also the owners of Barker Bros in Longton The business continued under the name F. Winkle & Co Ltd.