A little health a little wealth... – Sunderland
A little Health a little Wealth.
A little House with Freedom;
And at the end a little Friend;
With little cause to need him.
A little House with Freedom;
And at the end a little Friend;
With little cause to need him.
Dixon Austin & Co, Sunderland Pottery
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Moore & Co, Wear Pottery, Southwick
Although the quality of the above imprints differs, they come from the same copper plate (the details above come from the two jugs below respectively). Note the vertical scratch above the 'L' in the third 'little' (at the start of the second line). The first jug has a Trafalgar transfer, c1805. The second jug has the 'Marquis Wellington' transfer and was, therefore, made before 1814 when he was made Duke. The second jug has a Remember Me transfer, reliably attributed to Moore's, which is the basis for this attribution.
Both Tyne and Wearside potteries made these 'canary yellow' wares in the 1820s.
Anthony Scott & Sons, Southwick Pottery
A little health a little wealth... – Tyneside
Unidentified Tyne pottery
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The transfer has some obvious differences to the Scott version above, most noticeably in the garlands of leaves and flowers that surround the verse. Note also the treatment of the space underneath the house, which is so different, as to rule out the possibility that they are from the same copper plate.
Attributed to Robert Maling, Ouseburn Bridge Pottery, early 1820s
Unfortunately, I don't have a high-res image, but you can see on the right of the 'a' in the centre of the transfer a small scratch where the engraver slipped. Also at the right of the 'e' in the second 'little'.
According to this source the proposal to build a bridge linking North and South Shields was made in 1825. The bridge was never built, and a ferry service was established in its stead.
Attributed to Robert Maling, Ouseburn Bridge Pottery, late 1820s
This transfer has the same scratches as described above. However, additional foliage has been added, perhaps in 1828 when the pottery changed hands.
Attributed to Carr & Patton, North Shields, 1838–1846
A completely different version of the transfer. Although green-flecked enamel decoration is most often associated with Robert Maling, this jug belongs to a standalone group with very neat teardrop brushstrokes, that sometimes appear with transfers from North Shields.
