Yes, Hil, you're pretty much right. The pattern was called the 1896 Suite as Chris Stewart said (design registered in 1895) but could have been made for many years - although I seem to recall someone on the board (possibly Adam D?) telling me that after WW2 cakestands tended to have metal stands rather than glass ones so that may narrow it down further. Chris may be able to add more to this as he is researching Davidson patterns for his next book so it may be a question he can answer fairly easily. (I don't recall it being mentioned in the first book but I could be wrong!)