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Source Description:

Akbar's Tomb, -- Secundra, engraved from sketches by Capt. Robert Elliot, R.N., first appeared as plate 11 in Views in the East, published in 1833 by H. Fisher, Son, & Co., London.  The size of the print is 7 x 4.5 inches.
Shape Type
Dinner & Dessert Wares
Pattern Type
Chinese, Asian and Other Exotic Themes
Date
1835-1840
Dimensions
  • Length: 18.50 in (46.99 cm)
  • Width: 15.00 in (38.10 cm)
Maker
Chamberlain Worcester

Description:

 This unmarked porcelain  platter, printed in gray and given the name Akbar's Tomb, is one of five Chamberlain pieces known with transfer-printed scenes of India.  It is not known whether a whole dinner service was produced, but the known pieces include a soup tureen.  The pattern shown here was also produced on an oval shaped platter.  One of the known pieces, a 10 inch

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