Patterns of the Month: Literature

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This 10 inch plate was made by Thomas & John Carey (1823 -1842). The pattern is a composite based on two engravings of the drawings of Richard Westall which were used as illustrations for Sir Walter Scott's "Lady of the Lake". For more information about this series, see the pattern and source print database.

"As You Like It," Act V, Scene 4 from "The Drama" series by John Rogers & Son (1815-1842) is found on a 21 inch by 16 inch platter. It is seen here with its source print, which is based on an engraving by Jean Pierre Simon (1791), from a painting by the artist William Hamilton,commissioned by John Boydell for his Shakespeare Gallery in London and published by him in 1792. For more information about this series, see the pattern and source print database.

"Moses On Mount Sinai"
Found on an 8 inch plate, this pattern is part of a series entitled "Scripture Illustrations." Another item in the series, "The Faith of Abraham,"can be found in the pattern and source print database. The pattern was made by Knight Elkin & Bridgwood (1829-1840).

"Aesop's Fables, The Sow and the Wolf" This 16.5 inch by 13 inch platter was produced by Copeland & Garrett after 1833. The patterns in this series produced prior to 1833 had the word SPODE on the lower left part of the ribbon; however, that name has been covered over. The same copper plates were used by this successor to Spode. For more information about this platter and this series, see the pattern and source print database.

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