The HB has been munching his breakfast toast off this plate for - yikes - more than fifty years.Only recently has he realized that this humble piece of crockery is a bit of a collector's item.
The minimalist design is by Hugh Casson, famed as one of the key artist-designers of the 1951 Festival of Britain.
The Festival (largely forgotten, one suspects) was a milestone in the life of the nation, providing a massive boost of colour and creative energy after six drab years of post-war austerity.The text on the base is equally 'of its time'....
