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 mug 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 mugs 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.
I'm indebted to Norman Lowe for the information about this and the next two items. Elizabeth Collin was born 4 January 1823 and baptised 13 January 1823 in Gateshead. Despite the early date, the mug is likely from the mid 1830s.
Joseph Brownless married Margaret Lee at Lanchester Co. Durham on 16 May 1836. So in this case, the jug was likely contemporary with the event.
Elizabeth Tweddle was born on 17 June 1836 in Newcastle and baptised 6 January 1846 at Newcastle All Saints.
Photo eBay
This jug, in the same hand, 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
