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Jug (Pitcher)
Toby Philpott (or Toby Fillpot)
W.T. Copeland & Sons, Ltd., Robert Dighton, John Turner factory
1890-1894
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
W.T. Copeland & Sons, Ltd. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Stoke On Trent; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Stoneware (feldspathic, smear-glazed)
- Feldspathic (smear) glaze
Museum Object Number
2005.0516
Credit Line/Donor
Anonymous
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Object Number
2005.0516
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher)
Title
Toby Philpott (or Toby Fillpot)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
W.T. Copeland & Sons, Ltd. (Maker); Robert Dighton (Design inspiration); John Turner factory (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Stoke On Trent; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1890-1894
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed "COPELAND" in an arc over what is probably a crown
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Red-brown transfer-printed Viking-type ship with "COPELAND.LATE.SPODE/ R\d N\o 180288/ ENGLAND"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Stoneware (feldspathic, smear-glazed)
- Feldspathic (smear) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
7.559 (H) x 7.008 (L) x 5.787 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
19.2 (H) x 17.8 (L) x 14.7 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Length measurement is from handle to spout
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Grigsby, Leslie B. 07//2012 Mirth & Friendship: A Celebration of Humor and Alcoholic Beverages. Antiques and Fine Art. XII (1): 185-87.
• Published: p. 187, fig. 5Book: Drakard, David. 1992 Printed English Pottery. History and Humour in the reign of George III 1760-1820.
• Good information on print, related rhymes, etc.: p. 89, no. 229Book: Edwards, Diana & Hampson, Rodney. 1998 English Dry-Bodied Stoneware: Wedgwood and Contemporary Manufacturers 1774-1830.
• Similarly decorated J. Lockett wine cask, Color plate 50, p. 36: sprigs are very similarBook: Henrywood, R. K. 1997 An Illustrated Guide to British Jugs.
• Same relief subject, differently modeled, on jug by Dudson for Brownhills Pottery Co.: p. 115, pl. 333, c. 1890-1900, Incised "3650" and impressed "BP Co"Book: Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• 1886 Winterthur print (1978.0033) with Toby jug on corner cupboard: p. 365, no. 253, "A Glass with the Squire," engr. by James David SmillieArticle: Noel Hume, Ivor. 2004 A-Hunting We WIll Go! from Vauxhall to Lambeth, 1700-1956. Ceramics in America. 179-245.
• Same subject on salt-glazed brown stoneware: p. 202, fig. 11, very similar master mold for relief, impressed "Turner", c. 1800-10. Notes Spode factory bought mold in 1829.Article: Noel Hume, Ivor. 2004 A-Hunting We WIll Go! from Vauxhall to Lambeth, 1700-1956. Ceramics in America. 179-245.
• Design source and reliefs on salt-glazed brown stoneware: p. 224, fig. 1, Carrington Bowles hand-colored print of Toby Fillpot, London 1761, and several similar reliefs; figs. 2-11 and p. 225, figs 1-12 similar theme reliefs on stoneware.Book: Lewis, John & Lewis, Griselda. 1984 Pratt Ware: English and Scottish relief decorated and underglaze colored earthenware 1780-1840.
• Same relief Toby Fillpot subject on earthenware ('pratt ware") jug: p. 78 (opp side, p. 76), with relief grapevine border. Different scene on opposite side.Book: Lewis, John & Lewis, Griselda. 1984 Pratt Ware: English and Scottish relief decorated and underglaze colored earthenware 1780-1840.
• Pitcher (relief) mold and same relief subject on "pratt ware" jugs: p. 189, John Turner's master pitcher mold (impressed TURNER) for Toby Fillpot relief, based on Dighton's engraving. Mold purchased by Spode in 1829.Book: Lewis, John & Lewis, Griselda. 1984 Pratt Ware: English and Scottish relief decorated and underglaze colored earthenware 1780-1840.
• Print source and 2 relief placques in "pratt ware": pp. 190-191, "The Brown Jug" engraving by Robert Dighton, 1761, illustrating poem about Toby Fillpot. Said to refer to Yorkshireman Henry Elwes, who drank 2000 gallons of ale.Book: Lewis, John & Lewis, Griselda. 1984 Pratt Ware: English and Scottish relief decorated and underglaze colored earthenware 1780-1840.
• Double tea cannister with same relief dubject joined with another showing grouped figures: pp. 233-34.Article: Pendergast, David M. 2013 What's in a Name? Identifying Drink-Related Jugs and Mugs. Ars Ceramica. (25): 70-82 (late 2009 vol.).
• Pearlware(?) jug with similar Toby Fillpot image printed in black, also plaque with same subject in relief: (jug) p. 79, top left; (plaque) p. 74, bottom left, pearlware, probably Staffordshire, c. 1800Book: Northern Ceramic Society. Made in Liverpool: Liverpool Pottery and Porcelain 1700-1850.
• Possibly Herculaneum (Liverpool) creamware mug with Toby Fillpot print signed "R. Abbey. Sculpt": p. 124, no. 190, c. 1800Electronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Transferprinted polychrome jug with image after same design source: identified as Toby Philpott and pattern number 8100 (alternate name: Toby Fillpot). "...A famous mezzotint by Robert Dighton, 1761, from which the view here was copied, is illustrated on p. 12 in Schuler1999. The poem with which this scene is connected is reprinted on p. 11, titled "The Brown Jug". In this reference the name is spelled Toby Fillpot. ..." Unknown maker.Book: Northern Ceramic Society. 1982 Stonewares and Stone Chinas of Northern England to 1851.
• Explanation of smear-glazing process: pp. 109-110