Sheriff Hill Inscriptions
Attributed to Sheriff Hill Pottery, Gateshead
The pot painter of the items on this page first worked at St Anthony's Pottery, Newcastle, for Sewell & Donkin. You can read more here.
The Sheriff Hill attribution hinges on the marked Wesley plate below. The Wesley transfer is found on distinctive plaque forms unique to Sheriff Hill. The inscription on the plate is consistent with those found on items as late as 1846.
You can find out more about the Sheriff Hill Pottery in Anthony Paterson's new book '19th Century Patterson Potters and Pottery'. Contact me using the link at the very bottom of this page for more details.
The Sheriff Hill attribution hinges on the marked Wesley plate below. The Wesley transfer is found on distinctive plaque forms unique to Sheriff Hill. The inscription on the plate is consistent with those found on items as late as 1846.
You can find out more about the Sheriff Hill Pottery in Anthony Paterson's new book '19th Century Patterson Potters and Pottery'. Contact me using the link at the very bottom of this page for more details.
Jackson & Patterson, 1833–?
This jug is attributed to Sheriff Hill on the basis of the similarities of inscription with the other items on this page. Note the similarity of the olive green enamel on the mug and jug below with the Wesley plate above. It is unusual to find this particular green on North East pottery; this colour is perhaps more commonly associated with Scottish Portobello Pottery. See the Sewell inscriptions page for similar items decorated by the same pot painter in the 1820s.
I'm indebted to Norman Lowe for the following information. Joseph Brownless married Margaret Lee at Lanchester Co. Durham on 16 May 1836.
Elizabeth Tweddle was born on 17 June 1836 in Newcastle and baptised 6 January 1846 at Newcastle All Saints.
The puzzle jugs above and below are included here, somewhat speculatively, on the basis of similarities of flower decoration. However, the number '3' in the date is very similar to the mug above.
Photo Tooveys Auctioneers
Although the flower enamelling is a good match, the distinctive lower case 'a' is unlike anything else on this page. Note also that the lower case 'L' isn't crossed.
Photo eBay
This jug, in the same hand as the mugs above, is more instantly recognisable as North East pottery.
The Wesley transfer on this mug comes from the same copper plate as the 'Heslop' inscribed plate above.
Photo Susan Rees
This mug is identified as Sheriff Hill in Anthony Patterson's book on '19th Century Patterson Potters and Pottery'. It has a printed mark for Tyne Pottery Newcastle (read more here).The inscription matches other items on this page.
Photo Martel Maides Auctions
Patterson & Codling, 1844
Attributed to George Patterson, 1851–1892
This mug, from the Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums collection, is attributed to George Patterson on the basis of similarity of script to the items below with Gateshead inscriptions.
A pair of rare and unusual puzzle jugs with identical inscriptions for 'Gateshead 1876'. The second is from the Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums collection. Why two jugs were produced is a mystery.
The first photo of the jug below shows a slightly different arrangement of holes to the jug above. Perhaps one of the jugs did not pour and had to be remade?
Another mug, from the Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums collection. The George Patterson attribution stems from these two objects in very similar hand with Gateshead inscriptions.
