Myott Son & Co based at Hanley began production at this works in 1947 and continued until 1991 however the name changed to Myott Meakin in 1977
Because there is no "real" backstamp, I have estimated the age based on the design and general appearance, a very 1960's bright yellow and light crazing!
MYOTT SON & CO - Side/Cake Plate
Vibrant Sunshine Yellow colouring
Hand colouring (workers mark on the underside)
No other design work
No gilding of any kind
COSMETIC CONDITION:
NO cracks
NO chips
NO fleabites
NO knife cuts
A couple of VERY LIGHT discolouration (Brown) spots on the underneath (glaze breakdown?) See the underside photograph, these are really not easy to see!
Light crazing is evident on the top surface.
If you do not know what crazing is, it is a cracking of the topmost layer of the glaze (glass like coating). Crazing is often a fact of life with older chinaware, it's mainly an "age thing", think of Grandma's skin - it gets "cracked" too in later years! Crazing can also be promoted by changing environmental conditions (non-air conditioned storing compared to air-conditioned or even the changes of temperature between Winter and the fierce heat of Summer)
What is far more important is whether the crazing has allowed moisture/dirt/bacteria to get into the tiny cracks and cause "spotting' or even more unsightly, brown lines following the glazing cracks.
Fortunately, although light crazing can be seen, NO contamination of the glaze has occurred with the possible exception of the brown spots mentioned (underneath)
BACKSTAMP DETAILS:
The bare minimum of information here! No backstamp in the true sense of the word, the only text is
MYOTT
ENGLAND
No crown, pattern or other information
Artist mark (Olive Green) to the right of this text
Nice replacement piece, we have no further pieces of china in this design left (teacups & saucers all sold)
