Description
A complete set of twelve Wedgwood Danbury Mint collector plates illustrated by Michael Herring, produced exclusively for display and marked not for food use. This beautifully unified series, titled The Farm Year, captures traditional British rural life through the seasons, with each plate depicting a different working scene in Herring’s distinctive, richly detailed style.
The set includes Ploughman’s Lunch, Binding, Off on the Rounds, Hay Making, The Seed Drill, Christmastide, Fruit Pickers, Logging, Potato Picking, The Farm Yard, Lambing, and Threshing. The artwork remains vibrant across all twelve plates, offering a complete and visually cohesive collection ideal for display or for collectors seeking the full seasonal cycle.
Michael Herring’s Rural Farm Year Series
Commissioned by the Danbury Mint and produced by Wedgwood, The Farm Year reflects late‑20th‑century interest in preserving traditional agricultural scenes through fine porcelain art. Michael Herring’s illustrations celebrate the rhythm of rural labour, from spring planting to winter festivities, capturing a nostalgic view of British countryside life that has made the series enduringly popular with collectors of farming heritage and Wedgwood displayware.
Wedgwood Danbury Mint Michael Herring – Full Set of Twelve Farm Year Plates
£85.00
Description
A complete set of twelve Wedgwood Danbury Mint collector plates illustrated by Michael Herring, produced exclusively for display and marked not for food use. This beautifully unified series, titled The Farm Year, captures traditional British rural life through the seasons, with each plate depicting a different working scene in Herring’s distinctive, richly detailed style.
The set includes Ploughman’s Lunch, Binding, Off on the Rounds, Hay Making, The Seed Drill, Christmastide, Fruit Pickers, Logging, Potato Picking, The Farm Yard, Lambing, and Threshing. The artwork remains vibrant across all twelve plates, offering a complete and visually cohesive collection ideal for display or for collectors seeking the full seasonal cycle.
Michael Herring’s Rural Farm Year Series
Commissioned by the Danbury Mint and produced by Wedgwood, The Farm Year reflects late‑20th‑century interest in preserving traditional agricultural scenes through fine porcelain art. Michael Herring’s illustrations celebrate the rhythm of rural labour, from spring planting to winter festivities, capturing a nostalgic view of British countryside life that has made the series enduringly popular with collectors of farming heritage and Wedgwood displayware.