Dish (Compote)

The Ape, The Cat & The Roast Chestnuts

Minton factory, John Moyr Smith

1873-1880

Category

Ceramics

Creator (Role)

Minton factory (Maker); John Moyr Smith (Designer)

Place of Origin

Stoke-On-Trent; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe

Date

1873-1880

Subject(s)

Fable
Morality
Literary scene
Literature
Aesop
Aesop's Fable

Materials

Earthenware

Techniques

Molded
Printed

Dimensions (inches)

2.126 (H) x 9.685 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

5.4 (H) x 24.6 (Diam)

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

• Blue-printed square Minton tile portraying identical scene: Identified as "The Ape, The Cat & The Roast Chestnuts" (Alternate Name: The Monkey and the Cat, Aesop's Fables, Pattern No. 1364, Fables), the pattern is listed as no. 2990. Discusses the fable and its moral. One of 12 tiles in series. Mintons 1873-1950.

• Brown-printed Minton plate in identical overall pattern: Identified as "The Ape and the Cat and the Roasted Chestnuts" (Alternate Name: Aesop's Fables, The Cat and the Monkey), the pattern listed as no. 17313. Notes 12 tiles in series.Mintons 1873-1950.

Book: Stapleton, Annamarie. 2020 John Moyr Smith 1839-1912: A Victorian Designer.

• Book focused on John Moyr Smith designs

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The Ape, The Cat & The Roast Chestnuts

Minton factory, John Moyr Smith

1873-1880