Compania La Flecha
compania la flecha logo detail Mfg.: Thomas F. Bennett & Co., Liverpool
Pattern name: unknown*
Item illustrated: 10¼" service plate
Item date: undated (in use 1898)
Circa: 1880 -1900
Steamship company backstamp: no 		 

 

 compania la flech item detail
Pattern description: A magnificent flow blue pattern consisting of what appear to be magnolia blossoms, buds, and leaves, interwoven with a geometric design. The logo is the line's house flag which features the line's initials in white on six horizontal alternating red and blue stripes.
Pattern notes: This pattern is known to have been used by the Dominion Line as well. Regarding the writing which appears on this plate: this piece was "liberated" by a U.S. sailor on board the USS New York on April 22, 1898. The plate was taken as a souvenir from the vessel "Pedro", which was the first ship captured while attempting to run the Cuban Blockade which went into effect on that date.
Submitted by: Cabin Class Collectibles
Contributors: 
Resources: How to Identify and Price Ocean Liner Collectibles by Karl Spence; Restaurant China, Vols. 1 and 2 by Barbara Conroy
*Karl Spence refers to this pattern as CF1
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