When tempests mingle... – Sunderland
The second verse of a hymn (Now Weigh the Anchor) by James Montgomery, b 1771.
When tempests mingle sea and sky,
And winds like lions rage and rend,
Ships o'er the mountain-waters fly,
Or down unfathom'd depths descend,
Though skill avail not, strength decay,
Deliver us, good Lord, we pray.
When tempests mingle sea and sky,
And winds like lions rage and rend,
Ships o'er the mountain-waters fly,
Or down unfathom'd depths descend,
Though skill avail not, strength decay,
Deliver us, good Lord, we pray.
Moore & Co's Wear Pottery and Scott's Southwick Pottery
An unmarked plaque, attributed to Moore's c1860. During this period Moore's decorated pottery for Scott's, so bowls with this version appear with the SCOTT impress.
The Moore impressed bowl below has the transfer with similar enamels. I've shown the detail at the bottom of the verse, which is obscured by enamels on the plaque above.
Below, another Moore-impressed bowl with the Crimea transfer. This bowl has a hand-painted inscription for 1859.
The two Scott-impressed bowls below also have this version of the transfer. Scott's supplied Moore's with plain earthenware for decoration around this period. Note that the Rifleman transfer on the second bowl is unique to Moore's pottery. Also, the very similar lustre decoration to the Moore-impressed bowl above.
A large jug with an inscription typical of Moore's pottery.
Below, two frog mugs with similar lustre and enamel decoration.
Scott's Southwick Pottery
As well as sending earthenware to Moore's for decoration, Scott's also had their own version of the transfer, here seen on an 1850s wash ewer with typical Scott flower transfers around the spout and one of the Scott months series, October.
A similar wash ewer below with bowl, and two bowls with the 'Crimea' transfer, c1855.
Four earlier jugs with the transfer and typical Scott flower transfers to the collar. The flower decoration on the first two jugs was in use from the late 1830s. The second two jugs have larger flower transfers typical of Scott Brothers & Co from the 1840s.
Three jugs with lustre decoration around the collar typical of Scott's in the 1850s and 60s.
Ball's Deptford Pottery – 1
The copper plate for this version of the transfer was donated by the Ball family to the collection of Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums. At a later date, someone has added the fake printed inscription 'Dixon, Phillips & Co, Sunderland'. My guess is that this was done sometime after the Garrison Pottery closed in 1865 and with the intention to deceive.
Ball's Deptford Pottery – 2
Photo Anderson and Garland
A completely different rendering of the verse, in a rope border. Ball's pink- and orange-lustre wares are difficult to date and continued to be produced into the 20th century.
A mug with naive decoration typical of Ball's late production.
When tempests mingle... – Tyneside
C T Maling
The copper plate (last detail) again survives in the collection of Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums.
The bowl above is unmarked. Below is a similar example, with a transfer from the same copper plate, and the CT Maling impress.
An unmarked mug with the transfer.
