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Small oval dish with mulberry colored transfer-print pattern "The Pursuit" of the "Arabian Sketches" series. The print depicts three soldiers on horseback with long spears galluping by a castle with domes. Additional soldiers on horseback, a waterway and mountains in the distance. Border pattern of scrolls and scenic cartouches with inner border of ferns and tiny florall sprays. Segments of border pattern repeat on outside of dish.
dishes (vessels)
earthenware
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
molding (forming)
floral patterns
figure- and animal-derived motifs
equestrians
Dish, Serving
Scroll
Cartouche
Ruin
Spray
Soldier
Dish, Serving
"ARABIAN SKETCHES / THE PURSUIT [on leaf] /W.H." (printed)
The Pursuit
Possibly Hackwood, William (Maker)
Possibly William Hackwood & Son (Maker)
Hanley, England, Staffordshire; Stoke, England, Staffordshire; Stoke, England, Stafforshire
1 1/2 x 7 x 8 3/4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Museum Accession
1980.344
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