Surseya Ghaut Khanpore, Circa 1830
Diameter 26 cm; 10 1/4 in
An early 19th century, Georgian blue and white transfer pottery plate, printed in a light blue palette with a named view of 'Surseya Ghaut, Khanpore', by Thomas & Benjamin Godwin (fl. 1809 – 1834) of New Basin Pottery and New Wharf Pottery, Burslem, Staffordshire
This is one of a number of recorded views from their series “Indian Scenery”, the source print for which first appeared in Charles Ramus Forrest’s “A Picturesque Tour Along the...
This is one of a number of recorded views from their series “Indian Scenery”, the source print for which first appeared in Charles Ramus Forrest’s “A Picturesque Tour Along the Rivers Ganges and Jumna in India”, published in 1824. The reverse with underglaze blue printed Title, SURSEYA GHAUT KHANPORE and Maker’s Mark, T & B G within a floral cartouche. For an erudite analysis of this series, see Michael Sack’s “India on Transferware”, published in 2009, where this pattern is illustrated in Plate 6 – 1.
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