A Seventeen Piece Washington Pottery Ltd Ironstone Tea Service in the Indian Tree Pattern

A seventeen piece partial tea service manufactured by Washington Pottery Ltd of Hanley, England. The set is produced from ironstone and features the traditional Indian Tree pattern, rendered in an eighteenth-century style. The central decoration consists of a gnarled flowering branch with blossoms in pink, yellow, and blue tones. The rims are decorated with a brown and gold-tone geometric Greek-key border. The service comprises five teacups, five saucers, four side plates, one open sugar bowl, one cream jug, and one large twin-handled bread and butter plate.