Pattern

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Source

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Source Description:

Ghaut of Cutwa, on the Ganges, opposite page 130 of Charles Ramus Forrest's A Picturesque Tour along the Rivers Ganges and Jumna in India, published in 1824 by Rudolf Ackermann, London.  Ghaut is another word for ghat, a landing place by a body of water, in this case a series of steps leading down to...

 

Shape Type: Dinner & Dessert Wares

Pattern Type: Chinese, Asian and Other Exotic Themes

Date: c. 1824-1840

Dimensions:

  • Diameter: 9.00 in (22.86 cm)

Maker: William Adams III & Son

Maker's Mark:

Impressed
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Description:

Earthenware plate printed in a dark blue usually intended for the American market.  The pattern is derived from the source print illustrated and is commonly called Ghaut of Cutwa.


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