In the black transfer center scene a fully armoured knight pauses on rearing stallion at the signal of a second man standing outside the castle gateway. A simple light blue basketweave ground print frames the tableau of this gothic shape ironstone piece.

"Baronial Halls" reflects the day's romantic obsession with medieval times from sources as diverse as the Eglinton tournament to Sir Walter Scott. Mark Girouard's The Return to Camelot provides insights into this important phenomenon.