Compote, 9.5 x 3 inches. Black transfer with polychrome clobbering. Printed maker's mark for Old Hall Earthenware Co. Ltd. A painted pattern number of "2/8998" is also present. The base has a simple yellow line as a border. The border of the compote pattern itself contains two layers with fleur-de-lis type motifs and an outward curve, each containing three small tree forms. It also has two layers of fleur-de-lis and the same center image of a round Japanese fan and handle featuring a charming rustic cottage. Light is shining through the window and smoke is coming out of the chimney. A full moon looks down through clouds on the cottage and ocean. Tall rushes or reeds surround the cabin. The fan is set on top of a gravel pattern and is surrounded by the complex border.

The Old Hall Earthenware Co. Ltd. was an English pottery established in the Staffordshire town of Hanley in 1805 by Job Meigh (d 1817). It was successively known as Job Meigh (1805–12), Job Meigh & Son (1812–34), Charles Meigh (1834–49), C. Meigh, Son & Pankhurst (1850–51), Charles Meigh & Son (1851–61), Old Hall Earthenware Co. Ltd (1861–86) and Old Hall Porcelain Works Ltd (1886–1902). In March 1861 Charles Meigh Jr. transferred the business to a limited liability company called the Old Hall Earthenware Co Ltd. This was the first limited liability company in the Staffordshire Potteries. In the 1880s the designers included Christopher Dresser. The pottery closed in 1902 and the Old Hall Works was demolished in 1904.