Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2009.40.1 |
Object Name |
Pitcher |
Collection |
HISTORY |
Date |
1880 |
Year Range from |
1872 |
Year Range to |
1910 |
Description |
Ceramic pitcher or ewer with pewter lid; white with flow blue floral and foliage transfers scattered over surface and one brown square transfer of a female in a Renaissance-type outfit; slight lip in pitcher; stamped markings into clay on the bottom: WEDGWOOD/b2I/94/D; pewter lid has shell-like shape and thumblift with white ceramic tip; under thumblift marked: B. Grayson and Son/Sheffield (B. Grayson and Son of Sheffield was only in business from 1872-1910) Per donor: Donor received as a 1962 Christmas present from his father Hugo Schattschneider of Milwaukee, Wisconsin Letter received by donor's father when he received this item: Bronson, Dec. 24, 1962 Hello Fred & Marion, Hearing your voices over the phone yesterday was a Christmas gift in itself. It was 15 degrees and we were talking at one of the road side telephone booths in Reeds Springs it was (illegible word) left with a warm glowing feeling. We are now facing the dreaded snows of January and February., although there will be quite a few pleasant warm days too-so it won't really be too long before we will be in March with our wonderful explosive spring. We are already looking forward to getting at spading out vegetable garden, You no doubt are now wondering about our gift to you. The piece of cut glass is old, that's all we can say about it but its attraction to us was the shape and the cutting-it is an odd piece. We don't know just what to call it. The tankard is a collection item It is a piece of Wedgwood and dates back to the years between 1740 and 1760. Wedgwood's were the most important makers of pottery and china in England and rated there the same as Meissen did in Germany, although Meissen overshadowed all china makers. The Wedgwood potteries started in England about 1670 and continued on until today, spanning a period of over three centuries. The Wedgwood's were a prolific family and all interested in the manufacturing of pottery and china. The range of their ware is from the cream colored tableware which was the first ware they produced in which period your tankard is classed and was turned out by Thomas Wedgwood. The clue to the age of your piece is the blue ornamentation and the brown print color transfer. After the cream ware was patronized by the English royal family, it became known as Queens ware. The glaze is a vitreous composition of flint and other (2 illegible words), with an addition of white lead for the flux and is analogous to common flint glass. This ware is considered covered over with real flint glass. This component is mixed with water to the consistency of cream. The piece after firing is a bisque state, are separately dipped into it. They absorb the water and glaze mixture and with the second firing become a perfect coat of flint glass. The Wedgwood families continued to produce new china and pottery wares after their start with cream ware and produced in the following order over the years-(2) Terra cotta to represent (2 words illegible) etc-(3)-Basalts or black Egyptian ware, imitation bronzes, etc.-(4) white porcelain bisques (dull finish) (5) Bamboo, a cream colored porcelain bisque (dull finish), 6 Jasper porcelain from a mixture of metallic oxides in the production of cameos, portraits figures shown in bas reliefs, all in color with the raised part in pure white (7) a porcelain bisque used in Laboratories and mortars. The above information will prepare you should you at some future time see Wedgwood that is so extremely different form the piece you now have. This information I have extracted from our copy of the 14th revised edition of Marks and Monograms European only by Wm Chaffers, his first edition was issued in 1863. The present revised 14th edition was purchased in 1946 and comprises 1095 pages This tankard is a sleeper we discovered in the antique furniture shop of a woman of long experience who occasionally accepts in trade pieces of antique merchandise that appeal to her. She was one of out regular customer who (word illegible) from time to time old pieces of pine furniture that we had picked up at auction sales. So we feel that we were fortunate to find this intriguing tankard with you in mind. We are sure that its attractiveness will grow on you-as the years roll by. And that's it-Regards "Dad" |
Made |
Wedgwood |
Material |
Clay/Metal |
Search Terms |
Europe European England English Ceramic Pitcher People |
Subjects |
Pitchers People |
Height (in) |
8.500 |
Width (in) |
5.500 |