Now weigh the anchor... – Sunderland
The first verse of a hymn by James Montgomery, b 1771.
Now weigh the anchor, hoist the sail,
Launch out upon the pathless peep,
Resolved, however veers the gale,
The destin'd port in mind to keep;
Through all the dangers of the way,
Deliver us, good Lord, we pray.
Now weigh the anchor, hoist the sail,
Launch out upon the pathless peep,
Resolved, however veers the gale,
The destin'd port in mind to keep;
Through all the dangers of the way,
Deliver us, good Lord, we pray.
See the Flag That's Braved page for an overview of this series of transfers.
Moore's Wear Pottery and Scott's Southwick Pottery
Below is the transfer on a jug commemorating Robert Burns – a transfer used uniquely by Moore's pottery. The heavily lustred collar is also typical of Moore's.
And on a larger jug with an inscription typical of Moore's.
During this period, Scott's was supplying Moore's with plain earthenware for decoration, so this version of the verse sometimes appears on items with the 'SCOTT' impress.
Scott's Southwick Pottery
In addition to sending items to Moore's for decoration, Scott's had their own version of the transfer. Below, the other transfers on the jug, and another similar. The lustre decoration around the collar is typical of Scott's.
A Scott-impressed wash bowl from the 1850s with typical flower decoration to the rim, and a month transfer, 'August', in the centre.
And a Crimean period (c1855) lustre bowl, which although unmarked, has transfers that appear on Scott-impressed items.
Ball's Deptford Pottery
The copper plate for this version of the transfer was donated by the Ball family to the collection of Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums. At a later date, someone has added the fake printed inscription 'Dixon, Phillips & Co, Sunderland' to two of the transfers. My guess is that this was done sometime after the Garrison Pottery closed in 1865 and with the intention to deceive.
Now weigh the anchor... – Tyneside
C T Maling
The Maling copper plate (below top right) now resides in the collection of the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne (Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums). See here for an image of the other transfers on the copper plate.
The bowl above, and first row below, has the C T Maling impress. The jug and punch bowl beneath it are unmarked. The jug has a hand-painted inscription with the date 1857.
Thanks to Chris Maguire for getting in touch with photos of the base of a bowl washed up in SW Scotland.
20th century Maling reproduction
Maling used the original transfer plate in the 1930s and perhaps beyond to create attractive reproduction items.
