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A set of six Worcester 'Earl of Dalhousie' pattern plates, circa 1780, each painted to the centre with landscapes, within turquoise husks, reserved on broad white ground borders painted with flowers, butterflies and insects, within cobalt blue and gilt rims, 23cm (9in) diameter (6)
Other Notes: The Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain, Vol I, 1751-1851, page 122, "The origin of this name is unclear, but according to H. Rissik Marshall a dessert service decorated with a version of this pattern was at one time owned by the Tenth Earl and Marquis of Dalhousie. The Lord Henry Thyne pattern is very similar except it has birds rather than butterflies and insects."

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