Set of Seven Alcock Flow Blue Plates luggage The sanitorium was founded by

The sanitorium was founded by members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church

" The craftsmanship and typography reflect early 20th-century haberdashery standards

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Such buckets were a staple of farm and household life

Set of Seven Alcock Flow Blue Plates luggage The sanitorium was founded byc. 1890s 1910s; Henry Alcock & Co. Cobridge, Staffordshire, England Seven flow blue plates by Alcock, each decorated with blurred cobalt floral sprays against a white ground. The rims are gently scalloped with embossed detail, framing the pattern with a softened edge. A fine example of late 19th century English tableware, showing the firm's mastery of transfer decoration in the flow blue tradition. This set exhibits moderate amounts of crazing