Pattern

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Source Description:

Title:  Light-House at Howth
Artist:  T. Creswich
Engraver/Plate Maker:  H. Wallis
Print Date:  1845
The 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 was...

Additional Image:

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

Series Type: Hibernia

Date: c. 1841 - 1860

Dimensions:

  • Diameter: 6.38 in (16.2052 cm)

Maker: John Wedg Wood

Maker's Mark:

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Description:

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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