When this you see... – Tyneside potteries
Attributed to Robert Maling, Ouseburn Bridge Pottery – 1st imprint, early 1820s
Attributed to Robert Maling, Ouseburn Bridge Pottery – after re-engraving, mid to late 1820s
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Sometime in the mid to late 1820s the copper plate was re-engraved with lines radiating from the flower petals at the top and bottom of the transfer.
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All the transfers on this page the same fault. The engraver slipped over the 'W' in 'World' creating a small diagonal scratch over the centre of the letter. It is hard to spot on the jug above (left detail). The second detail from the jug below. |
Attributed to Robert Maling, Ouseburn Bridge Pottery – early 1830s
A creamware eel pot with a rarer transfer of the 'Iron Bridge of Sunderland', and a jug with a 'Hope' transfer under the spout. Both have similar decoration around the verse transfer.
Attributed to Robert Maling, Ouseburn Bridge Pottery – mid to late 1830s
The first jug below has blue enamel that doesn't appear on later items.
All three jugs above have the scratch on the letter 'W'.
A smaller jug dated 1836, again with the scratch.
Attributed to Attributed to Robert Maling, Ouseburn Bridge Pottery – late 1830s to early 1840s
Dating these jugs is not a precise science, but the later versions tend to have more vibrant yellow enamels..
The details below from the first three items above, again with the scratch.
