This Staffordshire pottery plate, made around 1810, is a vintage collector's item that measures roughly 7 inches wide. Crafted from ceramic using pottery techniques, it features a multicoloured design typical of the early 19th century. including the main central decoration with the quotation "Custom is the plague of wise men and the idol of fools." which is a quotation from the 17th-century English writer and theologian Thomas Fuller.
