Vintage Thomas Hughes Serving Bowl/Slotted Lid (English)

Vintage Thomas Hughes Serving Bowl/Slotted Lid (Made in England) Vintage semi-porcelain serving dish with slotted lid, white with tan floral and leaf design. Early 20th century, made in England by Thomas Hughes & Son. Measurements: bowl: 8.5 inches diameter; 4.5 inches high lid: 8.5 inches diameter Height of bowl and lip approximately 8-9 inches. Holds 9 cups. Very old, shows crazing on bowl and lid. No chips or cracks. Thomas Hughes & Son pottery: Info: https://www.thepotteries.org/mark/h/hughes.html Printed marks 1895 - c.1910. Contained as impressed or printed marks of differing design c.1895 onwards. The addition of "Ltd" denotes a date c1910 onwards https://www.thepotteries.org/allpotters/583.htm Earthenware manufacturer at the Unicorn Works, Longport, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England In 1888 Thomas Hughes purchased the Longport Pottery from Davenport's. This was a large pottery with many buildings. Hughes demolished some of the the buildings, letting others to other potters and by 1893 had started to move his manufactory to here from the nearby Top Bridge Works.