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Glazed off-white ceramic plate,
with a transfer design of a young black woman in fancy dress, 9 inches in diameter, with a raised border in a floral pattern; small imperfection on the edge. England?, circa 1850s-60s
- Notes: The caption on the plate reads, "Me hab me regan - me hab me gingham coat, Hankecha tie me head, tanky massa, tie me troat, An da warra mo me wanty, me hab me junka fan. Fe go da Berry Hill fe go see Quaco Sam. Wid me ring ding &c." The dialect suggests a Jamaican speaker.
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