Ashworth Ironstone

I am hoping someone knows the answer to a question. I have some old Ashworth that belonged to my Gran that I use at Christmas, the question is “why is the pattern only part painted?” They are early plates, “could they have been rejects?” Still in nice condition after all this time





I know what they are just wondering why they are not fully painted.
I do have a number of Ashworth and Mason’s but my favourite is the broken and repaired one, they are all used but it is used all the time.




Thank You

They look like seconds or maybe unfinished pieces sold off when the company closed

Thank you, I thought it would be something like that, my Gran said she got them from her mother I think when she got married around 1919 to start her off in married life. I love using them at Christmas the do have early date stamps so have lasted well