Pattern

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Source

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Source Description:

Title: Bishton Hall, Staffordshire Artist: Unknown Engraver / Plate  Maker: UnknownThis print appears in Marshall's Select Views in Great Britain.  Bishton Hall is a Georgian Mansion, set amongst 25 acres of gardens in the heart of rural Staffordshire. Bishton is first mentioned in the Domesday book, a survey of the
Shape Type
Dinner & Dessert Wares
Pattern Type
Commemorative, Heraldic and Historical Events
Date
1828-1835
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 10.50 in (26.67 cm)
Maker
Ralph & James Clews

Maker's Mark:

Impressed
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Description:

The view printed on this large earthenware dinner plate only appears on a plate and similarly sized soup bowl. The more common name used for this series is America and Independence, due to those words appearing on the plate. This is No. 3 in Arman's numbering system.The central pattern on this example is taken from the source print shown below.   Prior to discovery of the
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