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William Ridgway & Company factory, William Henry Bartlett

1840-1854

Category

Ceramics

Creator (Role)

William Ridgway & Company factory (Maker); William Henry Bartlett (Painter)

Place of Origin

Hanley; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe

Date

1840-1854

Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label

Type: Mark

Location: Underside of bowl

Inscription: Impressed shield bearing: "OPAQUE/ GRANITE/ CHINA/ W. R. & Co." flanked by a lion and a unicorn

Mark/Signature: Yes

Subject(s)

American market (English manufacture)
American themed ceramics

Materials

Earthenware (white)
Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded
Printed

Dimensions (inches)

5.4 (H) x 4.6 (W) x 8 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.6 (H) x 11.7 (W) x 20.2 (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 "Crow-Nest from Bull Hill, Hudson River" (alternate name: Narrow Lace Border Series) and pattern no. 2997. Border pattern identified as Narrow Lace Border: W. Ridgway. Maker listed as William Ridgway (& Co.), Shelton & Hanley, Staffordshire, 1830-54, with Shield-type maker's mark.

• Design source (print): see under pattern no. 2997, for engraving titled "Crow-Nest from Bull Hill (Hudson River)" by William H. Bartlett, Plate 12 in "American Scenery" vol. 1, published by George Virtue, London, 1840.

Book: Larsen, Ellouise Baker. 1974 American Historical Views on Staffordshire China.

• Information on the patterns, subjects and sources: pp. 98, 99-100, nos. 196, 202.

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Tureen (Sauce tureen)

William Ridgway & Company factory, William Henry Bartlett

1840-1854