{"product_id":"antique-purple-staffordshire-millenium-millennium-plate","title":"Ralph Stevenson Antique Purple Staffordshire Millenium Millennium Plate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a rare and wonderful early transferware plate in the iconic MILLENIUM pattern. It was made by Ralph Stevenson, circa 1832-35. Marked with the pattern name \"Millenium\" (a misspelling of the word Millennium).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Millenium pattern was designed to illustrate the biblical prophecy set forth in the book of Isaiah, Chap. XI.VI predicting the second coming of Christ who would rule for a thousand years before the last judgment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe central image depicts this biblical prophecy of a Peaceable Kingdom, the thousand years of peace under the reign of Christ. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe top of the plate shows the all seeing eye of God and the bible opened to the book of Isaiah.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eThe center of the plate shows a child embracing a lion, with domestic animals including a lamb and cow,  and various beasts of the wild.  Above the image, the caption \"Peace on Earth\" is seen as a dove carrying an olive branch flies above, through rays emanating from heaven.    \"Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread\" is under the image with a small depciton of a praying man. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eThe stippled border of the plate is decorated with fruits, flowers, and grain producing plants. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeasures 7.5”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGood condition:  some crazing and stilt marks, couple of glaze pops\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRead more at my blog:  https:\/\/nancysdailydish.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/favorite-amongst-collectors-and-era-of.html?m=1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ralph Stevenson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43845380407362,"sku":null,"price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0292\/8053\/files\/Photoroom_20260611_155035.jpg?v=1781211214","url":"https:\/\/nancysdailydish.net\/products\/antique-purple-staffordshire-millenium-millennium-plate","provider":"Nancy's Daily Dish","version":"1.0","type":"link"}