"The Northern" Hand-painted Greenwood China, Trenton NJ Ironstone PLate fun necklace all featuring this wonderfully ornate

all featuring this wonderfully ornate

I think it was likely part of a chain/train

snake-like handle is a drafting  brush

1 7/8" wide including pins

with the lid held on by one simple nail

"The Northern" Hand-painted Greenwood China, Trenton NJ Ironstone PLate fun necklace all featuring this wonderfully ornateAs a lover of found language, I love this old plate just for the phrase "The Northern," which to me invites thoughts of the North Star, traveling due North guided by the night sky maybe toward the Canadian border to safety! Plus I love that the "The" matches that of The New York Times pretty much exactly. It is (faintly) stamped Greenwood China, Trenton, NJ on the back, which seems to have operated 1890 c. 1929, supplying serving ware to many hotels,