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Jug (Pitcher)
NONPAREIL
Mayer, Thomas, John, & Joseph, ceramics factory
1836-1850
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Mayer, Thomas, John, & Joseph, ceramics factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Longport; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1964.1850.002
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1964.1850.002
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher)
Title
NONPAREIL
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Mayer, Thomas, John, & Joseph, ceramics factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Longport; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1836-1850
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: 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
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed: "11"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
5 (H) x 3 (W) x 6.1 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12.7 (H) x 8 (W) x 15.5 (L)
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