 Pattern Source Source Description: Chinese Barges of the Embassy Passing Through a Sluice on the Grand Canal, an engraving by William Alexander. It is plate 35 from Sir George Leonard Staunton's An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of England to the Emperor of China, published in 1797 by G. Nicol, Pall Mall, London. The size of... |
Shape Type: Dinner & Dessert Wares Pattern Type: Chinese, Asian and Other Exotic Themes Date: c. 1818-1834 Dimensions:
Maker: James & Ralph Clews Maker's Mark: Description: An earthenware plate from a dark blue dinner service made for the American market. The series has been given the name Weeping Willow Border Series, and this is pattern #09. Many pieces in the service have patterns copied from prints in the book from which this pattern was derived, but some of the patterns seem to be invented, while still in the same style. ... BACK TO CATALOG INDEX
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