Titled: "Theresa Kept Shakespeare's Sonnets in Her Reticule at All Times"
A miniature portrait of a lady on an antique 18th-century, English, Royal Worcester porcelain dessert plate with hand-painted cobalt blue and gold gilt foliate border. The base is marked with a cobalt crescent, typically indicating the Dr. Wall period before 1783; the Thistle Pattern of this border suggests the Flight and Barr period of 1792-1807. 7.5"