Presented in this lot is a pair of antique early 20th century Montana commemorative plates: one (1) Wm. Adams & Co. (Tunstall, England) Transferware decorated blue 10" plate with slight scallopped edges of Butte, Montana Columbia Gardens amusement park, 1905; one (1) Rowland & Marcellus (Staffordshire, England) Cobalt Blue decorated Transferware 10" plate of Butte, Montana with six cartouches depicting historical Butte images on the smooth rolled edge surrounding the central medallion of a Bronco Busting image, 1905; obvious breakage and repair. Both companies have their pottery roots in Staffordshire, England, Wm. Adams having collaborated with Wedgwood Group, Rowland & Marsellus Company is part of a mark that appears on historical Staffordshire dating from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Rowland & Marsellus is the mark used by an American importing company in New York City. The company worked from 1893 to about 1937. Many American views were made. Of special interest to collectors are the plates with rolled edges, usually blue and white. The rolled edge plate has a central design showing a building or scene, and several other related scenes in cartouches on the rolled-over edge of the plate.
Overall the plates are in fair to good condition, previous damage noted above, some minor edge chips and crazing noted.