Patterns of the Month: Indian/Oriental

Each month we feature a new pattern from our Pattern and Source Print Database and archive them on these pages by category.

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"Absalom's Pillar"
Shown here is a 9.75 inch plate in a pattern known as "Absalom's Pillar" or "Absalom's Tomb". It was made by Josiah Wedgwood (1759-2005) around 1820. The source print is titled "Sepulchre of Absalom" by Luigi Mayer. It was engraved by Thomas Milton around 1804.To learn more about this pattern, see the pattern and source print database.

"Monopteros"
Shown here is a 14.5 inch by 11 inch platter made by T&J Bevington & Co. (1817-1824) in Swansea, Wales. Pictured also is the source print from which it was copied, "Remains of an Ancient building Near Firoz Shah's Cotilla, Delhi" from Oriental Scenery by Thomas and William Daniell, 1795. To learn more about this pattern, see the pattern and source print database.

"Ancient Bath at Cacamo" from the Caramanian Series by Spode is found on a 7.5 inch plate. It is seen here with its source print, "An Ancient Bath at Cacamo in Caramania" by Luigi Mayer, 1803. Caramania refers to the ancient name for an area on the southern coast of Turkey. For more information about this pattern and this series, see the pattern and source print database .

"Death Of The Bear"
Plate, 9.75 inches. The pattern is part of a large multiple pattern dinner service known as Indian Sporting. To find out more about this pattern and series, see "Death of the Bear" in the pattern and source print database, where you will also see the original source print by Samuel Howitt.

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