United State Ceramic Tile Co. Romany Spartan Art Pottery Plate With Whale Design throw The latch on the turtle's

The latch on the turtle's back swings open to reveal that it is in fact a box of sorts

It was my grandmother's

which is applied on the surface of a woven bamboo or wood object

at a recent estate sale

United State Ceramic Tile Co. Romany Spartan Art Pottery Plate With Whale Design throw The latch on the turtle'sThis heavy plate with a beautiful aqua green glaze and incised design of three whales circling around a triple spiral at its center was made in a limited edition by the United States Quarry Tile Company in conjunction with the Romany Spartan Ceramics Company in the 1950's. There were a few different plate designs produced, but this whale design I believe was by far the loveliest, and, perhaps for this reason, is the hardest to find! This plate would