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Selected Jugs by Unknown Makers
A large number of relief-moulded jugs are found with no maker's mark. Some are titled, but many are completely unmarked. This section features selected jugs by unknown makers, and news of any marked examples would be very welcome.
Aesop's Fables (not titled) Design not registered. On one side is the fable of the Eagle and the Serpent. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Apple Blossom (not titled) Design not registered. The style of this jug suggests a European maker rather than British. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Apple Picking (not titled) Design not registered. The boy appears to be asleep beneath an apple tree with his bowl of apples spilled at his feet. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Bacchanalian Cherubs (not titled) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Barrel with Rope Handle (not titled) Design not registered. Hughes mentions an example with the Ridgway 1835 publication mark but this remains unconfirmed. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: Hughes 2/210 |
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Basketweave with Laurel Bands (not titled) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Blackberry (not titled) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: Hughes 2/142 |
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"Cam" Other jugs with river titles, possibly related, are titled "Dee", "Tay" and "Wye (see below). |
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"Canova" Design not registered. Marks: moulded medallion with portrait bust, title, and Staffordshire knot Illustrations: Hughes 2/37; Rumsey 230-31 |
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"Card Party" / "Smoking Party" The sources for the two scenes have been identified as a pair of engravings by James Caldwall after David Teniers the Younger (“Simia quam similis turpissima bestia nobis”, prints dated 1 January 1798) |
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"Cinderella" |
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Comb Handle (temporary title) Design not registered. A variant exists with less moulding around the foot and neck. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Cupid in Shell (not titled) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Daisy Heads 1 (temporary title) Design not registered. One of several unmarked jugs featuring overall patterns of daisy heads. Other marked examples are the Ridgway Rosette jug and another by Thomas & John Carey of Lane End (see Henrywood BJ/459). Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Death of Abel (not titled) Design not registered. The same pair of figure scenes as on the two jugs of this subject made by Edward Walley. This unmarked jug is different in shape to the others. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Death of Wellington (not titled) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: Rumsey 232 A fine parian jug, the source identified by McAuliffe and others as a wood engraving by Joseph L. Williams after John Gilbert, from a Wellington Supplement to the Illustrated London News, dated 13 November 1852. |
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"Dee" Other jugs with river titles, possibly related, are titled "Cam" (see above) and "Tay" and "Wye (see below). |
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Demeter and Dionysus (not titled) Design not registered. The two heads clearly represent Demeter, the Greek goddess of corn with a crown of wheatears, and Dionysus, the god of wine with a crown of grapevines. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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"Egyptian" |
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Fair Hebe (not titled) Design not registered. This jug design was introduced towards the end of the 18th century, potted in creamware by various makers. This is a later mid-19th century copy. Marks: none Illustrations: none |
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Fan (not titled) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Floral and Gothic Arches (not titled) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Florence Nightingale (not titled) |
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Flower Band (not titled) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Foxgloves (not titled) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Foxgloves and Ferns (not titled) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked (the jug shown bears painted pattern number 1244) Illustrations: none |
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Framed Convolvulus (not titled) Design not registered. The convolvulus was a popular theme on mid-19th century jugs. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Freesia or Agapanthus (temporary title) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Fruit and Flowers (temporary title) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Gamekeeper (not titled) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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"Garibaldi, the Italian Patriotic Jug" The source has been identified by Jim McAuliffe and others as an engraving of "General Garibaldi" which appeared in a supplement to The Illustrated London News, 4 June 1859. |
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"Giuseppe Garibaldi" Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Gladstone (not titled) Design not registered. Gladstone died in 1898 which would be late for a relief-moulded jug but Doulton did issue a similar commemorative jug. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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"Good Dog" Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Grotesque Spout (temporary title) Design not registered. The moulded body features mythical creatures, vases, and foliate scrolls. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Grouse Shooters (not titled) |
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Hanging Fuchsia (not titled) Design not registered. Very similar to the John & Thomas Lockett Bacchanalian Cherubs jug but without the cherubs and with a different handle. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Hanging Game (not titled) Design not published or registered. Several makers used hanging game as a subject including James Edwards & Son, Edward & William Walley ("Enville"), and the so-called Chrysanthemum Factory. This jug is somewhat similar to the latter but without the dog handle. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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"Harebell"
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"Sir H. Havelock" / "C. Campbell" Design not registered. A Crimean War or Indian Mutiny jug. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Heron (not titled) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Holly and Ivy (not titled) Design not registered. A jug for Christmas-time? Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Holly, Ivy and Mistletoe (not titled) |
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Hops (not titled) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Hops and Wheat (not titled) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Hunting Scenes (not titled) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Idle Apprentices (not titled) Design not registered. A jug which was probably made by several potters. Marked examples are known by John Ellis of Bristol and William Stubbs & Co. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: Henrywood RMJ/250; Hughes 2/35 |
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Kingfisher (not titled) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Lily Flower (not titled) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Lily with Rope Borders (not titled) Design not registered. The jug shown here was found in Australia so possibly may not be British. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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"Liverpool" Design not published. This jug has previously been associated with the Herculaneum Pottery in Liverpool, the initials CM assumed to refer to the proprietors Case & Mort. That has been questioned by Peter Hyland and I share his doubt. I believe it is an early jug made by Charles Meigh but leave it listed here as unknown until more support is forthcoming. Marks: moulded panel with title "LIVERPOOL" and initials "C.M." (sometimes with size number at the top) Illustrations: Hyland 204; Smith 188 |
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Mask Between Storks (not titled) Design not registered. Also recorded as a teapot. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Mirrored Tulips (not titled) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Miser and Spendthrift (not titled) |
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"Miser" and "Spendthrift" (titled) |
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Mistletoe (not titled) |
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"Morning" Design not registered. Marks: moulded ribbon with title, size number beneath Illustrations: none The source is a design by Flaxman to illustrate Homer's Odyssey
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Music Still Life (not titled) |
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Oak Leaves and Acorns 1 (not titled) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Oak Leaves and Acorns 2 (not titled) The blue jug shown here has an indistinct impressed (model?) number 328 or 528. |
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Ornate Spirals (not titled) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Paul and Virginia (not titled) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: Henrywood RMJ/266-67; Hughes 1/148; Rumsey 177 An octagonal jug usually found in grey stoneware. |
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Rambling Rose (not titled) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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"Royal Volunteer" Design not registered. A standing infantryman on one side and a standing rifleman on the other. The latter figure is the same as that noted on "The Volunteer Rifle Corps." (2) jug listed below. The title appears in the moulding above each figure. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Running Ivy (not titled) |
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St. Peter and the Holy Family (not titled) Design not registered. St. Peter with his keys on one side and Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus on the other. The jug is also known in brown stoneware and with the design picked out in colours. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: Henrywood RMJ/257 (brown stoneware); Hughes 1/63 |
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Scroll Panels (not titled) Design not registered. The Britannia metal cover on the jug shown here was made by Broadhead & Atkin. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Shakespeare (not titled) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: Hughes 1/154 |
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Snuff Taker (not titled) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: Hughes 2/8 |
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Stylised Ferns (not titled) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Swan (not titled) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: Henrywood BJ/390; Hughes 2/205 |
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"Tay"
Other jugs with river titles, possibly related, are titled "Cam" and "Dee" (see above) and "Wye" (see below). |
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Three Farm Girls (not titled) Design not registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none This is an untitled variant of a "Harvest Home" jug. The shape and handle are both different, and this version has nothing beneath the rim where the other has a bird with ribbon bearing the title. |
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"The Volunteer Rifle Corps" (1) Design not registered. The title appears within the moulding around beneath the spout. Marks: unmarked except for impressed "No.1s" or "No.2" (probably size numbers) Illustrations: Hughes 2/179 |
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"The Volunteer Rifle Corps" (2) (title to be confirmed) Design not registered. The title appears within the moulding beneath the soldier. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Tobacco (not titled) Design not registered. A man smoking on one side and a woman taking snuff on the other. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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"Wellington" The source for the moulded seated figure is a statue by George Abbott, modelled by Alfred Crowquill for a parian figure by Samuel Alcock & Co., published on 18 June 1852, shortly before his death, and later also made by W.T. Copeland. The maker of the jug may have copied a parian figure or possibly a print such as the example shown here. |
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Wheat on Barrel (not titled) Design not published or registered. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: none |
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Winemakers (not titled) Design not published or registered. Variously titled Grape Harvesting or Ox Cart and Grapes. Marks: unmarked Illustrations: Hughes 1/38; Rumsey 153-54 |
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"Wye"
Other jugs with river titles, possibly related, are titled "Cam", "Dee" and "Tay" (see above). |
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