SUNDERLAND AND TYNE LUSTRE POTTERY
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West View of the Cast Iron Bridge – bridge 11


Attributed to Phillips & Co, Sunderland – 1807–1812 or
Dixon, Austin, Phillips and Co –1813–1818

This is a variation of Baker's bridge 11 with a Phillips & C Sunderland printed mark beneath.
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The shape of the jug and the darker cream body of both the jug and tankard below suggest they were made by one of the earlier Dixon partnerships, pre-1818.  The transfer on the jug pairs with another of the 'Sweet Little Cherub'.  The mug is bridge 11 without the maker's mark.

Dixon, Austin & Co, Sunderland Pottery (1818–1839) – plate 1

The lighter coloured creamware jug (first shown below) has a printed mark under the farming transfer for 'Dixon, Austin & Co, Sunderland'. This is bridge 11 on an item similar to the one in Baker.
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Dixon, Austin & Co, Sunderland Pottery (1818–1839) – plate 1

The jugs below have Baker's bridge 11 and strong pink lustre decoration.  There are no coloured enamels over the transfer.  These jugs likely date from the 1820s.

Two transfer plates

The first three pairs of details below show the deterioration of transfer plate 1 over time. The first pair is from the creamware mug (pre 1818).  The clouds are clearly defined.  The second is from the later (1820s) lighter creamware jug with the broken handle.  The third is from the pink lustre farming jug above.  Various speckles and scratches show that these items have transfers from the same copper plate.
After 1815, Phillips acquired a second site for his pottery at North Hylton (the first site being the Garrison Pottery in Sunderland).  So Dixon, Austin and Co might have had two versions of the transfer for producing similar wares on two sites.  An alternative (and perhaps more likely) explanation is that a new plate was engraved around 1830 when the first plate was worn out.  Note the formation of the clouds in the details below.

Dixon, Austin & Co, Sunderland Pottery (1818–1839) – plate 2

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The jugs below have a slight variation of Baker's bridge 11 transfer, decorated with coloured over-enamels.
Below, a very large jug with a handle to aid pouring.
And another of giant proportions (13 inches tall), dated 1832.
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    • God Speed the Plough
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    • Masonry
    • Masons' Arms
    • Masons' Arms (Tyne)
    • Odd Fellows
  • Maritime
    • Flag That's Braved 1000 Years
    • Jack on a Cruise
    • Jack's Safe Return - The Token
    • Pirate
    • Sailor's Farewell (Far from home...)
    • Sailor's Farewell (Sweet, oh sweet...)
    • Sailor's Farewell, Tyne (Sweet, oh sweet...)
    • Sailor's Farewell (The order giv'n)
    • Sailor's Fairwell - Maling type
    • Sailor's Return (Now Safe Returned From Dangers Past)
    • Shields the Mouth of River Tyne
    • Sweet Little Cherub (Poor Jack)
    • Tynemouth Haven
  • Ships
    • Agamemnon in a storm
    • Columbus (Tyne)
    • Gauntlet Clipper
    • Life Boat (Tyne)
    • Majestically slow before the breeze... (Success to the Coal Trade)
    • Marco Polo
    • May Peace Once More...
    • Northumberland 74
    • Success to the Coal Trade
    • Success to the shipping trade
    • Success to the Tars of Old England
    • Untitled ship (Tyne)
  • Verses
    • A little health... (Tyne)
    • Distress me with those tears...
    • Foremast man...
    • Forget Me Not
    • Glide on my bark...
    • Life's like a ship...
    • My bonny sailor's won my mind... (Tyne)
    • My heart is fix'd... (Tyne)
    • Now weigh the anchor...
    • Sailor's Tear
    • Success to all sailors... (Tyne)
    • Success to the Tars of Old England (Here's to you Jack)
    • The sails unfurl, let the billows...
    • Thou noble bark...
    • Thus smiling at peril... (Tyne)
    • Time (Tyne)
    • When tempests mingle...
    • When this you see... (Tyne)
  • Inscriptions
    • C,C & Co-Attributed Inscriptions
    • Carr & Patton-Attributed Inscriptions
    • John Carr & Sons Inscriptions
    • John Patton Inscriptions
    • Robert Maling-Attributed Inscriptions
    • Sheriff Hill-Attributed Inscriptions
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