"The Northern" Hand-painted Greenwood China, Trenton NJ Ironstone PLate stumpwork I think none of that

I think none of that really matters

The drawing measures about 7 3/4" x 5"

as invariably their original cardboard boxes fell apart

which make them extra nice--you can amuse yourself by setting them spinning while waiting on others to take their turns

In the 1940s

"The Northern" Hand-painted Greenwood China, Trenton NJ Ironstone PLate stumpwork I think none of thatAs a lover of found language, I love this old plate just for the phrase "The Northern," which to me invites thoughts of the North Star, traveling due North guided by the night sky maybe toward the Canadian border to safety! Plus I love that the "The" matches that of The New York Times pretty much exactly. It is (faintly) stamped Greenwood China, Trenton, NJ on the back, which seems to have operated 1890 c. 1929, supplying serving ware to many hotels,