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Source Description:

Decoy Elephants Leaving the Male Fastened to a Tree by Samuel Howitt is plate 10 in Oriental Field Sports by Thomas Williamson, London, 1807.  The aquatint is 17.25 x 12.25 inches and was engraved by Henri Merke.  Animals in the border are from the same book.
Shape Type
Dinner & Dessert Wares
Pattern Type
Chinese, Asian and Other Exotic Themes
Date
1809 - 1833
Dimensions
  • Length: 12.50 in (31.75 cm)
Maker
Spode

Description:

An earthenware covered vegetable dish printed in blue.  The pattern on the base is Koomkies Leaving the Male, and the pattern on the cover is Hunting a Buffalo.  Pattern number 904-20; reference Drakard, David and Holdway, Paul. Spode Transfer Printed Ware, 1784-1833. Woodbridge, Suffolk Antique Collector's Club, Inc., 2002.
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