Pemberton & Oakes Plate:Adventures of Childhood Collection "Almost Home&quot

7 1/2 inches in diameter. Plate Number 2197 D First Plate in Series. Plate depicts a little boy toting home his hurt puppy in a sling on his back. Certificate: This Certifies Plate Number 2197D in "Almost Home" to be an authentic registered plate in the only edition of the first plate in the Adventures of Childhood Plate Collection. Made during a single forty-four day firing schedule for the year of 1989 and recognized as a signal example of the genius of the American painter of children, Donald Zolan. Pemberton & Oakes seal Affirmed: John D. Hugunin, President, Pemberton & Oakes Approved: major hues, minor hues, high whites,fine detail, china whiteness (backlit), translucence, hardness, impact strength, tone (duration, purity), smoothness, brilliance, symmetry, inscription, numbering. Copywritten Pemberton & Oakes, 1988 Back of Plate: This is Plate Number 2197D in "Almost Home," the first plate in the Adventures of Childhood Collection, the only limited-edition series of its kind by America s beloved painter of early childhood, Donald Zolan. Made during a 44-day firing schedule for the year 1989. Copywritten Pemberton & Oakes 1988 Not for containnig food because of the potential toxicity of rare metallic pigments fired into the plate for color fidelity. In original shipping box with certificate and brochure telling the artist s own story about "Almost Home."