This pearlware plate, made in the Staffordshire district of Great Britain, was made for export to America. This example, made by Enoch Wood and Sons, was particularly appropriate for residents of Massachusetts with its title of “Landing of the Fathers at Plymouth,” celebrating the 200th anniversary of the pilgrims’ land at Plymouth, Massachusetts. After the technique for transfer printing was invented in the last half of the 18th century, designs were drawn and transferred to textiles and ceramics, eliminating the need for hand-painting.