Object Number 1964.1850.002

Object Name

Jug (Pitcher)

Title

NONPAREIL

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Mayer, Thomas, John, & Joseph, ceramics factory (Maker)
1843-1855

Place of Origin

Longport, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1836-1850

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; Printed in brown: "NONPAREIL" on a shield surmounted by a lion passant and with an allegorical figure of Britain on right, a sail boat in left distance. "T & J MAYER/ LONGPORT" below
2. Mark; Underside; Impressed: "11"

Materials

Earthenware (white); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Printed

Dimensions (inches)

5 (H) , 6.1 (L) , 3 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.7 (H) , 15.5 (L) , 8 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Electronic] Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Published: Included under pattern name "Nonpareil #04" (alternate name: Non Pareil) and pattern no. 5805. Maker listed as Thomas & John Mayer, Longport, Staffordshire, 1838-42, with printed Human figure-type maker's mark.
[Book] Williams, Petra. 1978 Staffordshire Romantic Transfer Patterns. 1.
• Pattern description: p. 350