Author: SUSSMAN, LYNNE
Title: The Wheat Pattern: An Illustrated Survey - Catalogue No. R61-2/9-25e
Description: Canada: National Historic Parks and Sites Branch, Parks Canada/Environment Canada, 1985. First Edition. Paperback. 89 pages. Reference notes. Bibliography. Index of manufacturers. Appendix - references to wheat pattern manufacturers. Profusely illustrated with diagrams and black and white photographic plates. "Ceramic tableware and toiletware decorated with the moulded Wheat pattern and its variations have been in continuous production from 1851 to today and are found in almost all North American archaeological sites occupied during the second half of the 19th century. The survey identifies and illustrates the wheat-inspired patterns produced on ironstone by forty British manufacturers, one Canadian manufacturer and one French manufacturer." - from back cover. Average wear and soiling. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Platters Chinaware Canadian Antique Ironstone Wheat-Inspired Patterns Manufacturers Ceramic Tableware Toiletware. Good .

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