"The Northern" Hand-painted Greenwood China, Trenton NJ Ironstone PLate stumpwork most of them labelled with

most of them labelled with their names-- I'm sure each grouping representing the inhabitants of the wonderfully detailed houses they are framed below

with some darkening to the blue paper along the left side and small stains here and there

In the 1940s

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

Approx 4 1/2" t x 1 1/4" wide x 1" deep

"The Northern" Hand-painted Greenwood China, Trenton NJ Ironstone PLate stumpwork most of them labelled withAs 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,