Pattern

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Source

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Source Description:

The source print for Tibetian Musk is from A Cabinet Of Quadrupeds by John Church, 1805. The artist is Julius Caesar Ibbetson (1759-1817) and the engraver is James Tookey (1795-1805).  A Tibetian Musk or Tibetan Musk is a deer with small tusks.

 

Shape Type: Dinner & Dessert Wares

Pattern Type: Animals

Featured Series Type: Quadrupeds - Hall

Date: c. 1825-1830

Dimensions:

  • Diameter: 10.18 in (25.8572 cm)

Maker: John Hall (& Sons)

Maker's Mark:

Printed
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Description:

An earthenware plate printed in blue with the Tibetian Musk pattern.  The pattern is more commonly found on a 9.75 inch soup plate.  The animals in the cartouches are clockwise from the top: a lion, fighting bulls, a tiger hunt, and a  horse surprised by a hog. The patterns in the cartouches are copied from drawings by Samuel Howitt for a book of Aesop's Fables. ...


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