Antique Victorian Stoneware Carpet Ball – Green Plaid Crossband, 3", c. 1860–1890 Artificial Food the rectangular tray features a

the rectangular tray features a hand-piped slip decoration in warm yellow and green over a deep blue glaze

luminous quality that made ironstone a staple of both everyday use and formal dining

HB from 1918 to 1942

and young workers arriving in Chicago during the city’s rapid growth years

Hall entered into the business of producing dinnerware

Antique Victorian Stoneware Carpet Ball – Green Plaid Crossband, 3", c. 1860–1890 Artificial Food the rectangular tray features aAntique Victorian Stoneware Carpet Ball Green Plaid Crossband Design A genuine 19th century Victorian stoneware carpet ball, hand decorated in a classic green plaid crossband pattern, one of the more desirable and less commonly found designs among early examples. Carpet balls (also called carpet bowls or parlor bowls) were used in the indoor game of Parlour Bowl, a popular parlor pastime in Scotland, England, and later America during the mid to late