Ploughmen with verses
Attributed to Scott's Southwick Pottery
A mug with a frog attributed to early Scott wares, and the verse:
He that by the Plough would thrive,
Himself must either hold or drive.
He that by the Plough would thrive,
Himself must either hold or drive.
Attributed to Phillips, Sunderland Pottery
A creamware mug with no frog and the verse:
The Weather's fair, the Season's now,
Drive on my boys, God fpeed the Plough
The Weather's fair, the Season's now,
Drive on my boys, God fpeed the Plough
The jug below has a transfer commemorating the death of Sir Ralph Abercrombie in 1801.
Below a similar mug with light blue enamels.
Attributed to Dixon, Austin & Co, Sunderland Pottery
The mugs, above and below, are typical of Dixon Austin & Co in the 1820s. The mug above has a small red-eyed frog used by the Sunderland Pottery.
Unidentified Sunderland Pottery
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Note that unlike the other versions on this page, this transfer does not have an old fashioned 'f' in the word 'speed'.
The Weather's Fair, the Season's now,
Drive on my Boy, God speed the Plough
The Weather's Fair, the Season's now,
Drive on my Boy, God speed the Plough
Dawson, Low Ford Pottery
This version is similar to the one above, except the words are more compressed together, and there's a signature 'I Dawson & Co' 'Low Ford'. The verse as follows:
The Weather's Fair, the Season's now,
Drive on my Boy, God fpeed the Plough
The Weather's Fair, the Season's now,
Drive on my Boy, God fpeed the Plough
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