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On Display: House - Latimeria Room
Coffee pot
William Smith & Co. factory, Sewell & Co.
1820-1830
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
William Smith & Co. factory (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (lusterware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1985.0061.001 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ingram Dickinson in memory of Mrs. John F. Dickinson
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Object Number
1985.0061.001 A, B
Object Name
Coffee pot
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
William Smith & Co. factory (Possible maker); Sewell & Co. (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1820-1830
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside of lid and pot
Inscription: Rectangular adhesive labels, handwritten in blue ink (faded), "IDPE/833."
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (lusterware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Painted
- Molded
- Pierced
Dimensions (inches)
10.25 (H) x 9 (W) x 5.75 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
26.035 (H) x 22.86 (W) x 14.605 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Gibson, Michael. 1999 19th Century Lustreware.
• Same coffeepot shape: p. 154, pl. 124, with similar approach to design (different details) by William Smith's Stafford Pottery, Stoke on Tees, with false "WEDGWOOD & CO" mark.,Book: Gibson, Michael. 1999 19th Century Lustreware.
• Same coffeepot shape: p. 156, col. pl. 143, pink luster house pattern. Smith's pottery or perhaps Newcastle Tyne Pottery of Patterson & Co., c. 1825-30Book: Godden, Geoffrey A. & Gibson, Michael. 1991 Collecting Lustreware.
• Same luster pattern on teabowl, teacup & saucers: col. pl. XXIX, 1 initialed"MHL"; 1 saucer impressed "SEWELL". c. 1830Book: Godden, Geoffrey A. & Gibson, Michael. 1991 Collecting Lustreware.
• Same coffeepot shape: fig. 156, c. 1830Book: Gibson, Michael. 1999 19th Century Lustreware.
• Closely related pattern on jug, sugar and teapot: pp. 132-33, pls.102-103, Sewell factory, c. 1830