Frogs – Sunderland
Sunderland Pottery, Dixon 1810–20s – frog 1
The large creamware tankard above, c1810, has a distinctive small frog with orange eyes and mouth. Creamware items from the 1820s also appear with this frog (see below).
The frogs above are from the items below, respectively.
Attributed to Garrison Pottery, Dixon, 1840s – frog 2
A similar mug with the Bridge Over the River Wear transfer.
Attributed to Garrison Pottery, Dixon, c1855 – frog 3
A Garrison chamber pot with Crimean transfers, c1855, with a large-sized frog, similar to the one above.
The same large frog, painted brown, on a chamber pot with distinctive Dixon lustre decoration.
Attributed to Garrison Pottery, Dixon, 1850s – frog 4
Attributed to Low Ford Pottery, Dawson, 1840s
See the Mariner's Compass (ships 2) page for details of how these items link to Dawson's.
The frogs above, come from the mugs below, respectively.
A Dawson-attributed mug with a moulded handle and profuse lustre decoration, similar to that found on some earlier Seaham items, has a similar small compacted frog.
Attributed to Newbottle High Pottery, 1840s
Attributed to Seaham Pottery, 1840s – frog 1
See the Mariner's Compass (flags) page for details of how these items relate to Seaham.
The frogs above are from the items below, respectively.
Attributed to Seaham Pottery, 1840s – frog 2
A smaller, more finely moulded frog, also attributed to Seaham.
Wear Pottery – Moore & Co, Southwick, 1830s – frog 1
The mug below with a dated inscription, 1837.
Wear Pottery – Moore & Co, Southwick, 1840s – frog 2
Moore's frogs have a broad grin, and orange enamelled eyes and mouths.
The frogs above are from the items below, respectively.
Attributed to A Scott & Co, Southwick, c1810 – frog 1
Thanks to Norman Lowe who writes: The bridge view is signed 'Edwd Barker' and in an NCS newsletter article, Nick Dolan indicates that Edward Barker was an engraver who received payments from the Southwick Pottery between 1796 and 1800. So it could be an early Scott mug perhaps.
The first frog relates to the first mug below, and the centre and right images to the second mug, with the inscription Thomas Thompson.
A very similar frog in a mug commemorating the Battle of the Nile (c1798). Dawson produced variations of this transfer.
Attributed to Scott & Sons, Southwick, c1830 – frog 2
This mug is attributed to Scott on the basis that the bridge transfer appears on jugs with Scott printed marks (see West View B27). The frog appears to be a copy of the Dixon frog 1 above. More usually, Scott mugs from this period, like the three examples below, do not have frogs.
Attributed to Scott & Sons, Southwick, c1830 – frog 3
This mug is attributed to Scott on the basis that the bridge transfer appears on a jug with a Scott printed mark (see West View B24, B27). The frog rests on very distinctive front legs.
Attributed to Scott & Sons, Southwick, c1830 – frog 4
This mug is attributed to Scott on the basis of the similarity of decoration to firmly attributed tankard above. The frog is similar to frog 3 above, except that its front legs are more widely spaced. NB Dixon also had a variation of this transfer showing an inn keeper serving 'good ale' to huntsmen.
Attributed to Scott & Sons, Southwick, c1830 – frog 5
Again, although this frog mug is unmarked, it is attributed to Scott's on the basis of the strong similarities of decoration.
Although the mug below has no frog, it helps us to tie some of the decorative elements of this group together. The lustre decoration around the transfer, and on the handle in particular.
Scott & Sons, Southwick, 1830s – frog 6
Scott's frog from the 1830s has long back legs, bent back on themselves.
Scott Brothers & Co, Southwick, 1840–50s – frog 7
Scott's frog is similar to Moore's, but often painted black with pink lips and eyes.
The frogs above are from the items below, respectively. The first has an obliterated Scott & Sons mark. The mark was likely hatched out when the Scott Brothers & Co partnership began in 1841. The third mug has a Crimea transfer c1850.
Anthony Scott, Southwick Pottery, c1870 – frog 8
Frogs from orange lustre items produced after 1870. The third appears to be from a different mould.
The frogs above are from the items below, respectively.
This frog is similar to the last above, but has been left undecorated.
Ball's Deptford Pottery c1890 – frog 1
An orange lustre chamber pot with a brown frog, very similar to those attributed to Anthony Scott above.
Ball's Deptford Pottery c1890 – frog 2
Ball's Deptford Pottery c1890 – frog 3
A frog mug attributed to Ball's with a finely modelled frog decorated in brown and green enamels.
Ball's Deptford Pottery, c1900 – frog 4
The transfers on this mug originated at Scott's and appear to have moved to Ball's after that factory closed in 1897.
Ball's Deptford Pottery, early 20th C – frog 5
Unidentified pottery, likely Ball's Deptford
Frogs – Tyneside
Newcastle Pottery, Addison, Falconer & Co, c1800
This frog mug courtesy of Ian Sharp. He writes: A rare Newcastle Pottery creamware pottery frog mug decorated with an overglaze transfer of a British sailing ship, c.1800. The transfer bears the factory’s name within the waves : “Newcastle Pottery“. The mug was manufactured at the Newcastle Pottery (also known later as the Skinnerburn and Forth Banks’ Pottery) under the partnership of Addison, Falconer & Co ., 1790 – 1834. The mug bears a frog of a typical early shape having elongated “toes”.
A similar frog on a mug commemorating the Battle of Trafalgar (c1805). This mug is unmarked, but attributed to Newcastle on the basis of the frog. The transfer appears to be derived from an earlier one used by Dawson commemorating the Battle of the Nile.
Another example of the frog on a mug with a transfer of the 'Stupendous' cast iron bridge with a printed mark for Newcastle Pottery.
Northumberland Pottery, North Shields, c1825
This frog mug, again, courtesy of Ian Sharp. He writes: An early creamware frog mug from the Northumberland Pottery, North Shields c.1825. This bridge view is the early engraving used on all of the North Shields’ pottery’s wares. This version was originally described as the “Tyneside School” version of the Bridge view. Frog mugs from this factory and period are incredibly rare.
Thomas Fell, St Peter's Pottery, Newcastle, 1840s – frog 1
Thomas Fell, St Peter's Pottery, Newcastle, 1840s – frog 2
Maling attributed, 1856
This mug is attributed to Maling on account of the distinctive lustre decoration. It has an inscription with the date 1856.
Carr and Patton, North Shields, c1845
This version of the Sailor's Farewell transfer appears on heavily lustred jugs reliably attributed to North Shields.
John Carr & Sons, Low Lights Pottery, North Shields, c1850 – frog 1
This frog is very similar to the one used by Carr and Patton above.
Attributed to John Carr & Sons, Low Lights Pottery, North Shields – frog 2
The frogs above belong to the two mugs below respectively. These transfers are found on jugs with transfers associated with Carr and Patton at North Shields. However, the imprints below are degraded, and the items of the poor quality associated with a later period of production: perhaps 1860s.
Attributed to John Carr & Sons, Low Lights Pottery, North Shields, c1870 – frog 3
The clobbering (enamel decoration) on the mugs below is typical of late wares from Carr's Low Lights pottery.
Unidentified Tyneside pottery
