Early 19th C. Motto Plate, Experience Keeps a Dear School quail And of course it reads

And of course it reads like a mandala

was created for a color theory class long ago

3" l x 2 1/2" t x 3/4" d and in very good condition

3 3/4" l x 3" t x 2 1/4" wide

Early 19th C. Motto Plate, Experience Keeps a Dear School quail And of course it readsI just can't resist these early transferware motto plates kind of like Battersea boxes, but not quite as precious and perhaps old words of wisdom feel especially welcome these days. These particular words came from none other than Ben Franklin, and they do seem pretty wise to me though I'm not sure even a good deal of experience always wards off foolishness! I especially like this old school use of the word "dear" here, and very pretty wreath with bow