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Title:  Light-House at HowthArtist:  T. CreswichEngraver/Plate Maker:  H. WallisPrint Date:  1845The print depicts the Baily Lighthouse on Howth Head, on the north side of Dublin bay. There has been a lighthouse on this headland since 1667. Its light was often obscured by fog at its original location so the light

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Shown here is another example from the Hibernia Series  with a view of Enniskerry in County Wicklow, Ireland on an 8.12 inch earthenware plate.
Shape Type
Dinner & Dessert Wares
Pattern Type
Landscapes and Waterscapes
Date
1841 - 1860
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 6.38 in (16.21 cm)
Maker
John Wedg Wood

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An earthenware plate printed in blue with a view of the Baily Lighthouse on Howth Head, on the north side of Dublin bay. The floral border is printed in red. It is one of the patterns produced for the Hibernia Series.  Hibernia is the ancient Latin name for Ireland, and all of the known views recorded in this series are Irish.  This example is

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