A rare set of four Grace plates

A rare set of four Grace plates, dated 1747, each painted in blue with small panels of flowers, the centres with hexagonal panels inscribed, '(2) Give Thanks before you eat', '(3) To Him that always give', '(4) The mercies you recieue', '(5) And crave fuch blefings may', all dated 1747 and initialed 'HRM', each reserved on a manganese ground. One plate damaged. 18cm. (4) Cf. L Lipski and M Archer, Dated English Delftware, no.514 for an illustration of these plates.