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This well-known design is often called ‘Old Willow’, or just ‘Willow’ pattern.

Being decorated, it’s not likely to have been generally used by the poorest people, so is unlikely to have been found in the single-room dwellings of rural labourers frequently falling into destitution by limited work (as briefly discussed in the Interactive Guide). But perhaps their better-off neighbours – such as successful artisans – might have used this type of ceramics.

The size and shape suggests that it’s a dinner plate – so would have been used when eating at a table: possibly in the artisan’s kitchen, or (if doing well) parlour, or even a separate dining room. It could therefore have held many Christmas dinners!  

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