Antique Flow Blue Canadian Historical Plate Sir George-Etienne popular Cartier Patriot

This is a rare semi-porcelain flow blue deep plate or shallow bowl featuring a likeness of Sir George-Étienne Cartier, an unsung hero of Canada. Cartier was instrumental in the founding of the Dominion of Canada, acting as John MacDonald's lieutenant and important in convincing Quebec, Manitoba and British Columbia to join the Confederation. Interestingly, Cartier was a “patriote”, participating in the 1837 Rebellion. He fled to Vermont to avoid prison, but repatriated some short time later, becoming active in politics. He was responsible for convincing Queen Victoria to choose Ottawa as the capital of the new nation and was a primary force in the formation of the Canadian Pacific Railway. He acted as Prime Minister during MacDonald's frequent illnesses and is definitely a very important figure for French Canada, albeit not well known. This piece was probably produced circa 1908 in celebration of Quebec and Canada's Tercentenary - popular the coat-of-arms, although not clearly defined, looks to be the version issued in 1907 after Saskatchewan and Alberta joined the Confederation. The plate is marked on its underside with “La Patrie” - this was meant to be marketed to French Canada, but was probably made in England. It does have condition problems - two chips on the underside edge as well as a hairline crack (see close-up photos). The piece does have nice gloss and is free of utensil marks - this really was conceived as a display piece, so the chips shouldn't be a great concern. It measures 10 3/8” in diameter and has a height of 1 1/4”. This is a wonderful historical display plate - George-Étienne Cartier was a true father of Canada and son of Quebec!