Vintage Masons Ironstone Christmas 1978 Balmoral Castle – Decorative Plate

Description Masons Ironstone Christmas 1978 collectible plate. The 4th of a series of plates specially produced to celebrate Christmas. Balmoral was built in 1859 as a holiday home for Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort by the City Architect of Aberdeen, William Smith. When Victoria died in 1901, Balmoral passed to King Edward VII and under successive generations of the Royal Family, has continued to develop as a modern and enterprising estate. See photos for size and details