Shape Type: Dinner & Dessert Wares

Pattern Type: Landscapes and Waterscapes

Featured Series Type: The World - Wallis Gimson

Date: c. 1884-1890

Dimensions:

  • Diameter: 9.75 in (24.765 cm)

Maker: Wallis Gimson & Co.

Maker's Mark:

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Description:

An aesthetic movement earthenware plate printed in dark brown. The border design features a double row of geometric shapes along the rim and, in the center, wildflowers and blooming Orchids surrounding two cartouches; one of the Monument of Columbus in Spain and the other, the Lion of Lucerne.

The Lion Monument in Lucerne is a giant dying lion carved out of a wall of sandstone...


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