Platter, 11 x 7 inches. Brown transfer. Impressed maker's mark for George Skinner & Co. with the pottery's location, Thornaby-on-Tess in North Yorkshire, included. This pattern features a mirrored design on top and bottom consisting of a blooming stem of wild roses with foliated scrolls framing an urn filled with flowers. The border consists of overlapping leafy stems.

There were several potteries at Stockton, but only one on the Yorkshire or south side of the river Tees, known as the Stafiord Pottery, at Thornaby-on-Tees. It was established in 1825 by Mr. William Smith. In 1826 the firm began operations under the style of William Smith and Co. In order to get command of more capital Messrs. William and George Skinner were taken into partnership, and eventually the firm became George Skinner and Co. On Mr. Whalley’s retirement, Mr. Ambrose Walker undertook the management, and the firm became Skinner and Walker in 1870. After 1880 the pottery was carried on by the Thornaby Pottery Co. Ltd.