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"A kidney oozed bloodgouts on the willowpatterned dish: the last. He stood by the nextdoor girl at the counter. Would she buy it too, calling the items from a slip in her hand?" (U4.145)
The Willow Pattern, or Blue Willow, is a distinctive and elaborate pattern used on ceramic kitchen & housewares. It was designed by an English engraver at the Caughley porcelain factory c. 1780, in the 'chinoiserie' style. The landscape has, at the center, a willow tree and two flying doves; on the right a large building with an ornate roof; on the left a smaller building, a variety of trees, and a bridge with human figures; in the foreground a zigzag fence. This is a Willow Pattern bread plate from Wicklow, Ireland.
