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"Dr. Syntax Setting out on his First Tour to the Lakes" Fruit Dish
19th century
James Clews (Maker) English, 1790 - 1861 Ralph Clews (Maker) English, active ca. 1818 - 1834
Transfer-printed glazed earthenware
Overall: 2 7/8 × 12 1/8 × 10 inches (7.3 × 30.8 × 25.4 cm)
Ceramics
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Gift of Mrs. Gustavus D. Pope
17.206
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Mrs. Arthur Soper (Rome, Italy and New York, New York, USA). Mrs. Gustavus D. Pope
1917-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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James Clews; Ralph Clews, "Dr. Syntax Setting out on his First Tour to the Lakes" Fruit Dish, 19th century, transfer-printed glazed earthenware. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Gustavus D. Pope, 17.206.
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