A West View of the New Bridge Sunderland – Bridge 19
Moore & Co's Wear Pottery and Scott's Southwick Pottery
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The transfer appears on wares with both Scott and Moore impressed marks. The most obvious explanation being, as Baker writes, that 'Scott's supplied earthenware to Moore's Wear Pottery [...] presumably plain for decoration' (Baker page 54). This is evidenced by the fact that the enamel decoration is consistent on items from both potteries (see below).
Although of smaller size, this transfer pairs on plates, bowls and jugs with the East View, bridge 18. Like that transfer, bridge 19 does not appear on items with orange lustre used from about 1870 and onwards. It is possible that the copper plate became damaged. Unlike bridge 18, however, this transfer has not yet been recorded on plaques. Perhaps it was considered too small.
A feature I've not previously discussed from this period (1860s) is that transfers were sometimes printed in brown, rather than black. The second jug below has more typical Moore decoration of a heavily lustred collar and zig-zag lustre marks.
Although of smaller size, this transfer pairs on plates, bowls and jugs with the East View, bridge 18. Like that transfer, bridge 19 does not appear on items with orange lustre used from about 1870 and onwards. It is possible that the copper plate became damaged. Unlike bridge 18, however, this transfer has not yet been recorded on plaques. Perhaps it was considered too small.
A feature I've not previously discussed from this period (1860s) is that transfers were sometimes printed in brown, rather than black. The second jug below has more typical Moore decoration of a heavily lustred collar and zig-zag lustre marks.
Below, a large teapot with the transfer, from the Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums collection. The Museum catalogue lists this item as 'probably' made at Scott's. However, the decoration and transfer printing, at least, were done by Moore's. The leaf-shaped lustre decoration appears on plaques from that pottery.
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One of a pair of inscribed jugs with the transfer. This one has the Sailor's Return and the West View. The other has the Sailor's Farewell and the East View (bridge 18).
Below, a jug with more usual black transfers, heavily lustred collar and zig-zag lustre decoration. Given the frequency of the pairing of this bridge view with 'Be wise then Christian', it seems likely they were side by side on the same copper transfer plate.
A frog mug with a typical Moore smiling frog, picked out in pink lustre.
Another similar, but with red and yellow enamels to the sky, like the jug above, and typical zig-zag Moore lustre decoration.
A bowl with typical Moore heavy lustring around the edges and zig-zag lustre decoration. It is impressed Moore & Co, over a number 8. I'm not sure of the significance of the impressed number, but interesting that the Scott plate below also has an impressed '8'.
Another Moore-impressed bowl, this time with an inscription for 1859. The transfer is here paired with the East View, bridge 18.
A more unusual bowl, raised on a pedestal, also impressed Moore & Co.
Two plates or soup bowls with similar enamelling over the transfer to items above, and Scott impressed marks over a number 8 and 7.
