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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
Date
1825-1830
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 10.18 in (25.86 cm)
Maker
John Hall (& Sons)

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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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