Tynemouth Haven
Attributed to Carr and Patton, North Shields – 1838–1846
Two imprints from the same transfer plate. The engraver has achieved drama and naturalism rarely seen on North East items of pottery.
Attributed to Carr and Patton, North Shields or
John Carr and Sons, North Shields – plate 1
Photo Ian Holmes
A nice crisp early imprint from a smaller transfer with the title Tynemouth Haven. Note the scratch between the lighthouse and the ship. This small jug was likely made in the 1840s.
This bowl, again likely 1840s, has the two versions of Tynemouth Haven. Note, again, the scratch between the ship and the lighthouse.
A second bowl below with a later imprint, c1850. By this this the scratch has started to fade.
Attributed to Carr & Patton, North Shields Pottery (1838–1846) and John Carr & Sons, North Shields – plate 2, 1840s' imprints
The finely decorated lustre jug below has an inscription for 1843 and falls within the Carr & Patton period of ownership.
The elaborate lustre decoration around the collar of the jug below is a feature associated with Carr.
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As always, what I first thought were multiple variations of this transfer turned out to be imprints from different cycles of re-engraving and repair of the same copper plate. The presumed 1840s' imprints (near right details) and the early 1850s' (far right details), share the same small scratch to the right of the top of the lighthouse. Note also, the two small scratches to profile of the rock beneath the lighthouse. However, by the time of the 1851 imprint, from the Reveley mug below (bottom right detail), there is a black mark in the centre of one of the rocks in the foreground, making it look a bit like frog spawn. This black mark is visible in all of the later imprints below. |
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Attributed to John Carr and Sons, North Shields – plate 2, 1850s' imprints
The brick red text on the first mug below is typical of John Carr in the early 1850s.
This transfer is very similar to the one above, but the clouds suggest it comes from a different transfer plate. It appears on bowls with transfers that Carr recycled from the Seaham Pottery. This London impress, which appears on both the bowls below, is known to have been used by Carr, presumably when supplying wares to a London retailer.
The second bowl is almost identical in decoration, except that it has the Sunderland Bridge transfer in place of the ship.
Below is another bowl with the transfer, perhaps earlier, and a less clear London impressed mark.
Attributed to John Carr and Sons, North Shields – plate 2, late imprints
After another round of re-engraving, the black mark in the centre of the rock in the foreground is less visible. The rocky cliffs to the left have been transformed into swirling swathes of foliage.
Attributed to Redhead, Wilson & Co, Forth Banks, Newcastle Pottery – 1833–1838
A nice clear imprint of the transfer on a Newcastle frog mug from the 1830s. The unusual decoration is reliably attributed to the Newcastle Pottery.
A similar mug with typical 'Newcastle' red enamel decoration and flattened frog.
Although this imprint on this dated bowl from the mid 1830s is more smudgy, it appears to be from the same copper plate as the mugs above. Again, the decoration is typical of the Newcastle Pottery.
An eel pot with the same transfer, and similar decoration.
