CHARLES GODFREY LELAND.
"The Owl." Painted and glazed ceramic plate with central image of a one-eyed (or blinking) owl wearing a red fez with a blue tassel, seated on a wooden perch, on a background of yellow, with a border containing black mice with interweaving tails and red berries. 305mm; 12 inches tondo. Unsigned by with a mostly worn away contemporary label attached to the verso containing an inscription from Emily Leland Harrison explaining that the plate was painted and gifted to her by her brother, the artist, and dated 1872.