Masonry – Sunderland
J Phillips & Co, Sunderland Pottery
This early version of the transfer that appears on early creamware jugs has a printed factory mark 'J. PHILLIPS & Co. Sunderland Pottery' below the verse at the bottom. Baker states that the John Phillips proprietorship ran from 1807 to 1812. However, J Phillips transfers also appear on items with Dixon Co transfers, well into the 1830s. I would guess this jug is 1820s. This transfer could have been used at the North Hylton site or at the Garrison Pottery. Both sites operated as the Sunderland Pottery.
A broad collared jug below. Both transfers have the printed mark 'J PHILLIPS & Co Sunderland Pottery'. This bridge view can also be found with the printed mark 'DIXON& Co'. There are mugs with very similar floral decoration in the Sunderland Museum inscribed with the date 1825.
Dixon, Austin & Co, Sunderland Pottery
A jug with the printed mark 'DIXON & AUSTIN Sunderland Pottery'. Press cuttings show that the partnership ran from 1818 to 1839. This jug likely dates from the 1820s.
This jug also has a transfer with the printed mark 'DIXON & Co SUNDERLAND POTTERY' (see below).
Below is a pink lustre jug with the same transfer with the mark 'DIXON & AUSTIN Sunderland Pottery'. This jug is likely later, from the 1830s.
Garrison Pottery 1
This Garrison transfer from the 1850s and 60s is very similar to the Low Lights 1 version further down this page. However, there are some subtle differences as follows. Top right detail: leaf to the right of the flower (above the sun) points to the right. Bottom left detail: the rose above the eye doesn't have separate petals. Bottom centre detail: the letter 't' in the word accepted looks squeezed in.
The marriage jug below is dated 1855. The large punch bowl is c1860.
The marriage jug below is dated 1855. The large punch bowl is c1860.
Garrison Pottery 2
This transfer is almost identical to the one above. The petals of the rose in the bottom left detail are better defined. It appears on the brightly enamelled jugs below, c1860–65. NB the Garrison Pottery closed in 1865.
Masonry – Tyneside
Low Lights Pottery 1
Top right detail: leaf to the right of the flower (above the sun) points upwards. Bottom left detail: the rose above the eye doesn't has separately drawn petals. Bottom centre detail: the letter 't' in the word accepted is well spaced.
This transfer is attributed to John Carr on the basis of the inscribed jug below dated 1841. The red painted text is typical of items from Carr's Low Lights Pottery in North Shields. The elaborate lustre decoration on the third jug below is also typical of Carr, but likely later, c1860.
Low Lights Pottery 2
The plaque below, although attributed to Carr's Low Lights Pottery in North Shields, has the Garrison Pottery version of this transfer. The transfer plate was likely bought by Carr's in 1865 when the Garrison Pottery closed.
Maling Pottery – 20th century reproductions
This jug is printed with a variation of the Low Lights 1 transfer. Maling made bowls and jugs with this transfer in the mid 20th century. However, they didn't always mark these items, so 'buyer beware'.
The unmarked masonic items below with distinctive marbled-lustre decoration are 20th century repros. They are unmarked but were likely also made by Maling.
