Royal Doulton Ploughing

To date I have identified 8 scenes, the first 6 bear the names that Louise Irvine gave them, the last 2 (scene 7 & 8) where named by me, both of these scenes I found on the side of a salad bowl with the pattern number D4934, but I have since found them on other items.

There are 4 pattern numbers registered against this series;

D.3827 introduced circa 1915

D.3854 "                    " 1915

D.4934 "                     " 1929

D.5650 "                     " 1936 

 1.    “Pair of horses pulling plough with farmer steering.”

 Scene taken from Rack Plate; D4934

2.    “Ploughman going home with three horses.”

Scene taken from Teapot; D5650 - date coded for 1937

3.     “Ploughman adjusting his plough.”

Scene taken from square cake plate – impressed date April 1937

4.    “Pair of horses pulling plough, one with head drooping.”

5.    “Ploughman with 3 horses in harness another pair in the background.”

6.    “Side view of ploughman with his pair of horses.”

7 "Ploughman bent over plough, back veiw side angle"

8 "Ploughman setting plough, horses at rest"

Shapes 

Joan Teapot

D4934; production era 1936 to 1939

Teapot Unamed Shape

Teapot (unamed shape); D.5650; dated 1937 

18.5 cm (7.25") outer edge of handle to lip of spout

Open sugar bowl (unnamed shape); D.5650; 12.5 cm (5") across including handles

New Barton Hot Water Pot; D.5650; 18.5 cm (7.25") tall

dated 1937 

Minature Vase (shape 7015) pattern D.5650; 6 cm (2.75") tall 

production era 1936 to 1949

Minature Vase (shape 7019); pattern D.5650; 7.5 cm (3") tall

production era 1936 to 1949 

 
Vase shape (7995); D5650; 20 cm (8”) tall

Vase shape 8025A (impressed); D.6550; dated 1937; 19 cm (7.5”) tall

Astor Celery Dish; pattern D.4934; 33 cm (13") long

production era 1932 - 1948 

Dorothy Desert Plate

Octagonal Bowl; D.4034; 25 cm (10") diameter

dated September 1931

Leeds Fruit Bowl; D5650; 24 cm (9.5") diameter

  production era 1936 to 1949  

Leeds Fruit Bowl; D5650;13cm (5.25") diameter

  production era 1936 to 1949