A detailed study of shells is executed in a pale gray bat print enhanced with two gilt sprigs beneath the nose and a fine gilt edge detail outlining the silhouette of this early bone china body. Overall, the effect is one of quiet elegance.

The hand craftsmanship involved in executing bat prints doomed the process to an early demise in the increasingly industrialized 19th century potteries. The lovely fine-line detail is seldom matched in conventional transfer printing.