Sailor's Farewell – Sunderland
Garrison Pottery 1
- Cottage in background has two windows on the left, and one-up, one-down on front (top right detail). The hill behind is pointed. The footpath makes a sweeping broad curve.
- There is a possessive apostrophe after the word 'sailors' in the title.
- Comma after the first word 'sweet'.
- The full stops, commas and dots on 'i's are tiny circles.
Below, a Garrison frog mug from the 1840–50s with a typical large frog.
Garrison Pottery 2
This large punch bowl from c 1855 has a variation of the transfer. However, the imprint is heavily degraded and obscured by over enamels, making a comparison difficult. The text beneath the transfer is almost identical. But note the different shapes of the clouds in the top right corner of the transfer.
Moore's Pottery 1
Moore's Pottery 2
This transfer, shown on a jug from the 1840s, is very similar to 'Moore's Pottery 3'. However, note that the front of the cottage is shaded (see top right detail), and the faintly delineated path points horizontally to the left.
- Cottage in background has no chimney, and no windows on the left, and two windows upstairs on front. The hill behind has a slight point. The footpath is very faintly delineated.
- Full stop after the word 'sailors' in the title, and long curly serif to letter 'A'.
- Comma after the first word 'sweet'.
Moore's Pottery 3
The first bowl below, with a printed mark 'The Bottle', is an early imprint from the transfer plate, c1847. This transfer is very similar to 'Moore's Pottery 2' above. However, note that the front of the cottage is not shaded (see top right detail), and the faintly delineated path curves downwards.
- Cottage in background has no chimney, and no windows on the left, and two windows upstairs on front. The hill behind is round. The footpath is faintly delineated
- Full stop after the word 'sailors' in the title, and long curly serif to letter 'A'.
- Comma after the first word 'sweet'.
The punch bowl above is from about 10 years later, and the copper plate has considerably worn. Below is another smaller Moore-impressed bowl, also from the mid 1850s.
Moore's Pottery 4
- Cottage in background has no windows on the left, and two-up, one-down on front. The hill behind is pointed. The footpath makes a sweeping broad curve.
- Possessive apostrophe after the word 'sailors' in the title.
- Comma after the first word 'sweet'.
- The full stop after 'farewell' and dots on 'i's are tiny circles.
A Scott and Sons, Southwick
Baker lists this partnership as running from 1829–1841. N.B. the printed mark (below right) is from the 'Glide on my bark' transfer under the spout of the jug.
- Cottage in background has one window on the left, and two-up, one-down on front. The hill behind is round.
- Comma after the word 'sailors' in the title.
- Full stop after the word 'sweet'.
The mug below has a faded imprint from the same copper plate. The factory mark has been blacked out on the verse transfer on the other side of the mug. That was likely done when the partnership changed to Scott Brothers and Co in 1841.
Scott Brothers and Co, plate 1
This mug is attributed to the 1841–1872 partnership on the basis that the noble bark transfer on the reverse has a blacked out makers mark. The original mark read S & Sons, Southwick, and was likely concealed when the pottery was rebranded as Scott Brothers and Co in 1841.
- Cottage in background has one window on the left, and two-up, one-down on front. The hill behind is round.
- Apostrophe after the word 'sailors' in the title, but no full stop after 'farewell'.
- No comma or full stop after the first word 'sweet'.
Scott Brothers and Co, plate 2
The jug below has a slightly smaller variation of the above transfer. The most obvious differences being that the full stops and dots on the 'i's are larger and there is a comma after the word 'sailors' rather than an apostrophe.
- Cottage in background has one window on the left, and two-up, one-down on front. The hill behind is round.
- Comma after the word 'sailors' in the title, but no full stop after 'farewell'.
- No comma or full stop after the first word 'sweet'.
Scott Brothers and Co, plate 3
The transfer below belongs to the Scott Brothers and Co partnership, which Baker says ran from 1841–1872. The marriage jug below is dated 1852.
- Cottage in background has two windows on the left, and two-up, one-down on front. The hill behind is round.
- Comma after the word 'sailors' in the title.
- Full stop after the word 'sweet'.
The bowl below has the same transfer, but it has crumpled during application around the tapering curved surface of the bowl.
A very similar version of this transfer appears on Scott-attributed plaques. The details are almost identical, except for the foliage in the top right detail.
The photos below give an idea of the other transfers used with this Sailor's Farewell.
Scott Brothers and Co, plate 4
The differences between these plates are miniscule. Left detail from plate 3 above. Note the distance between the side windows on the house, and the shading of the grass in the foreground. The centre detail is from the plaque in the plate 3 section above. The right detail is from plate 4. The spacing is greater between the side windows. There are more vertically shaded clumps of grass in the foreground.
Seaham Pottery
- Cottage in background has no windows on the left, and one-up, two-down on front. The hill behind is pointed. The footpath makes a sweeping broad curve.
- There is a possessive apostrophe after the word 'sailors' in the title.
- There are no full stops or commas.
Sailor's Farewell – Tyneside
Thomas Fell, St Peter's Pottery
A very fine imprint of the transfer, perhaps from the 1830s.
Both the jug above and below have typical Fell decoration, It is hard to be 100% sure that the transfers come from the same copper plate.
This more typically sooty imprint of the transfer is hard to read. However, note the two dots (nicks in the transfer plate) that appear above the second letter 't' in the details below. The left detail is from the jug above, and the right detail from the frog mug below.
There is a lustre sun painted to the top right of the Sailor's Farewell transfer on the first jug. This decorative feature appears to be unique to Thomas Fell.
Carr, Low Lights Pottery, North Shields, plate 1
This version on the transfer is found on items with distinctive, red, hand-painted script, found on Carr's jugs in the 1840s.
- Cottage in background has two windows on the left, and two-up, one-down on front. The hill behind is pointed. The footpath makes a sweeping broad curve.
- There is a possessive apostrophe after the word 'sailors' in the title.
Carr, Low Lights Pottery, North Shields, plate 2
This transfer appears on a later 'Carr' wash ewer, c1870.
- Cottage in background has two windows on the left, and a door on front. The hill behind is pointed.
- There is a possessive apostrophe after the word 'sailors' in the title.
Galloway & Atkinson, Albion Pottery
Galloway & Atkinson had a short-lived partnership at the Albion Pottery, c1864. It is rare to find a marked bowl. It has a number 12 impressed above the initials G&A.
The other transfers on the bowl are all variations of common transfers from other potteries.
Sailor's Farewell , transfers without the verse – Tyneside
Carr and Patton, North Shields, c1845
Two heavily lustred jugs with this version of the transfer that has the title, but no verse. The termination of the lustre decoration on the handle in 4 horizontal strokes is typical of North Shields.
The transfer also appears on frog mugs, and on jugs with distinctive blue and red enamels associated with North Shields.
Unidentified Tyne pottery
A heavily-lustred jug, c1840, again with a transfer without the verse. Likely Tyneside.
