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Dish
A white, oval ironstone china meat dish, printed with shamrock decoration around the edge. In the centre, a shield with a rampant lion, surrounded by a garter belt inscribed 'FALL RIVER LINE'. The Fall River Line ran steamers on a combined rail and sea route between Boston and New York, opened in 1847. The maker's mark is printed on the base 'MANUFACTURED BY G L ASHWORTH & BROS HANLEY FOR RICHARD BRIGGS BOSTON'.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA5747 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Dish |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | G. L. Ashworth & Bros Ltd; G. L. Ashworth & Bros Ltd |
| Date made: | After 1847 |
| People: | G. L. Ashworth & Bros Ltd; Fall River Line |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 35 x 390 x 315 mm |
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