help identifying bowl/Maltese Crofs

i use this bowl @ St. Pat's. The design is actually green, not black. Nothing known about it, other than the "Maltese Crofs" (not CroSs) on back. Any ideas about manufacturer/other little mark/timeframe/etc. would be appreciated TIA

 

Oops, these are the other pics. Thanks.

 

It does say Maltese cross, but in the manner of printed work before 1800 when an 's' in a word or the first of two 's'es was printed as an uncrossed 'f'.
It does take a little getting used to when reading older books but you soon get the hang of it.

I have no idea about the bowl apart from saying it in not 18th C. They just used the old world style for the lettering.

 

Ah, thank you. So spelling reinvents itself.

 

At this very moment the two words 'a lot' are being merged into one, 'alot'.

But it was not the spelling, just the style of the lletters, f had a crosspiece, s looking like an f did not.

 

Oh Lord I hope not...a lot. (sorry - straight lines are one of my downfalls)

The F/S thingie is a holdover from the old Germanic scripts.

 

Interesting. I'm learning lots of things this time 'round.

 

Blame Gutenberg for your Crofs!

 

Seen this transferware pattern referred to as by Samual Alcock's "Maltese Crofs." I am no where near my transferware reference books so can't confirm it is by Sanual Alcock. If it is by Alcock, it would date c1840.

--- Susan

 

Samuel Alcock? I went Googling and found other examples.

 

It is indeed by Samuel Alcock. Thank you for letting me know. Mystery solved.

 

even on vacation...you rock !!!