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Cadmus (so called) #3

Pattern Category: Naval and Marine

Series: Shell Border, Irregular or Grotto-Shaped Center

Object Type: Dinner and Dessert Wares

Dimensions:

  • Diameter: 8.75 inches

Description:

Shown here on a plate is the third of three versions of a view of the ship Cadmus, the ship that brought La Fayette for his revisit to the Americas in 1824.  See the cup plate version and Diorama series version, both in this exhibit, and also see the Landing of Lafayette at Castle Garden, New York, which shows the ship Cadmus.  One of the views comes in both the Shell border and the Trefoil border.