Plate

A white, ironstone china plate, transfer-printed with a coloured picture of a chimpanzee in a top hat and tail coat and inscribed 'ELDER DEMPSTER LINES CHILDREN'S SERVICE'. Elder Dempster Lines ran services to West Africa and the Canaries from 1881.

Object Details

ID: AAA5743
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Plate
Display location: Not on display
Creator: G. L. Ashworth & Bros Ltd; G. L. Ashworth & Bros Ltd
People: G. L. Ashworth & Bros Ltd; Elder Dempster Lines
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 20 x 175 mm