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Production: Dawson & Co.
Creamware, transfer-printed onglaze in black and painted in polychrome enamels
Creamware, thrown and turned, transfer-printed onglaze in black and painted in blue, green, yellow, pink, red, and black enamels. Cylindrical with a turned band above the base and strap handle. Decorated on the front with a sailing ship flying the red ensign encircled by a laurel wreath, outside the lower edge of which are the words ' DAWSON & Co' and 'LOW FORD'. Below the ship is a rectangular panel with a red frame enclosing the words 'May Peace with Plenty/On our Nation smile/& Trade with Commerce/bless the British Isle'. Extending to the left of this are flowers, fruit and foliage with above them the tower and spire of St Nicholas Church (now the Cathedral) and the castle, and to the left of them a figure symbolizing Peace, standing on a fluted column labelled PEACE on a red ribbon. Extending to the right of the panel are similar flowers, fruit and foliage with above the masts of ships flying the royal standard, and to the right of them a figure symbolizing Plenty standing on a fluted column labelled PLENTY on a red ribbon. A thick black horizontal band runs round the rim, and two narrow black bands run round the top of the turned band below the decoration.
History note: Sidebotham collection; Sheldon collection; probably Cyril Andrade; Puttick & Simpson, London, 10 October 1919, part of lot 72; bought for £3.0.0. by Mr Stoner on behalf of Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 15 cm
Width: 15.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century, Early#
George III
Production date:
circa
AD 1800
John Dawson (1760-1848) was operating the South Hilton or Low Ford Pottery from 1799, and was later assisted by his sons, Thomas (1796-1839) and John (1798-1832). A jug with similar decoration is in Sunderland Museum.
Decoration
composed of
ceramic printing colour
( black)
enamel
( blue, green, yellow, pink, red, and black)
Surface
composed of
lead-glaze
Base
Diameter 10.7 cm
Body
cream Earthenware
Inscription present: on red ribbon
Inscription present: on red ribbon
Accession number: C.1086-1928
Primary reference Number: 71291
Old object number: 4121
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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