Sunderland Bridge – bridge 5

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Ashforth, Hardie & Co, Seaham Pottery, 1838–1840

The jugs on this page are attributed to Seaham on the basis of the jug below from the Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums collection, which has an inscription 'Seaham Harbour'.

The Byron transfer on the jug above appears with Baker's bridge 5 transfer. NB  ​Byron married Annabella Milbanke at Seaham Hall in 1815. So the pottery had more reason than most to celebrate the poet.

Below, a jug with a hand-painted inscription for 1840 which ​places it just within the Ashforth, Hardie & Co period.  See here, for more information about the Seaham partnerships.

Below are some further examples with this bridge view.

The last jug above and the mug below are from the Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums collection.