When this you see... – Sunderland potteries
Attributed to Christopher Thompson Maling and John Maling, North Hylton Pottery, Sunderland
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A late 18th century/early 19th century teapot, attributed to the Malings at North Hylton in Sunderland. The copper transfer plate apparently moved with the Malings to the Ouseburn Bridge Pottery, Newcastle, in 1817, and was used into the 1840s after several rounds of re-engraving (see below).
Phillips & Co, Sunderland Pottery
General Sir Ralph Abercrombie defeated the French at Alexandria in 1801, but died some days later from a shot wound. So this transfer likely predates the Phillips period (from 1807–1818) at the Sunderland Pottery. However, the 'God Speed the Plough' transfer is known to have been on mugs into the Phillips period.
Moore & Co, Wear Pottery
Photo Norman Lowe
The jug has the 'Marquis Wellington' transfer and was, therefore, made before 1814 when he was made Duke.
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The jug is attributed to Moore & Co on the basis that the transfer comes from the same copper plate as the distinctive Moore jug below. There's a small dot that appears between the 't' in 'they' and the 'f' in 'find' on both imprints. The near right detail is from the jug above, and the far right detail from the jug below. |
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Photo Ian Holmes
A typical Moore jug with red and green enamels and an inscription for 1838.
A very unusual water jug from the 1830s with the transfer and an inscription 'A present for my Mother'.
Scott Brothers & Co, Southwick Pottery
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Ball's Deptford Pottery
Photo Tooveys Auctioneers
This appears to be an imprint from the same copper plate as the Scott version above. Ball's became a repository for copper plates from both Wearside and Tyneside potteries and continued to produce lustre items into the 20th century.
When this you see... – Tyneside potteries
Attributed to Robert Maling, Ouseburn Bridge Pottery – early 1820s' imprint
This is the North Hylton-attributed transfer (above left) re-engraved with additional floral embellishments and petal motif above and below the verse.
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 again re-engraved with lines radiating from the flower petals at the top and bottom of the transfer.
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All the transfers from Ouseburn Bridge have 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 – late 1820s to early 1830s
A creamware eel pot with a rarer transfer of the 'Iron Bridge of Sunderland', and two jugs. All have similar decoration around the verse transfer.
Attributed to Robert Maling, Ouseburn Bridge Pottery – early to mid 1830s
The first jug below has a light blue enamel that doesn't appear on later items.
All three jugs above have the scratch on the letter 'W'.
As does the marriage jug below with an inscription dated 1835.
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.
Attributed to Attributed to Robert Maling, Ouseburn Bridge Pottery – 1840s
This later imprint (1840s) is presumed to be from the same copper plate, but has no trace of the scratch on the letter W.
