London, Sunderland, Tynemouth.
This page is about eight items of pottery which appear to be connected to each other. Similar lustre decoration styles, the same common transfers, the same unusual transfers; all this points to these pieces being made by the same pottery, at the same time. With two of the bowls having clear impressed marks it must be easy to identify the pottery!
(* I try to keep the writing as brief as possible for clarity. Where there is an asterisk, further information is available on http://www.matesoundthepump.com/ )
(* I try to keep the writing as brief as possible for clarity. Where there is an asterisk, further information is available on http://www.matesoundthepump.com/ )
Item 1.
Small bowl.
"TYNEMOUTH HAVEN", "SUNDERLAND BRIDGE", "The tear ... Byron".
"TYNEMOUTH HAVEN", "SUNDERLAND BRIDGE", "The tear ... Byron".
Item 2.
Small dish.
"SUNDERLAND BRIDGE", "REMEMBRANCE ..."
"SUNDERLAND BRIDGE", "REMEMBRANCE ..."
Item 3.
Small mug.
"TYNEMOUTH HAVEN", "REST IN HEAVEN ..."
"TYNEMOUTH HAVEN", "REST IN HEAVEN ..."
Item 4.
Frog mug.
"TYNEMOUTH HAVEN", "When first I was a foremast man..."
"TYNEMOUTH HAVEN", "When first I was a foremast man..."
Item 5.
Small mug.
"SUNDERLAND BRIDGE", "ON TIME ..."
"SUNDERLAND BRIDGE", "ON TIME ..."
Item 6.
"A West View of the cast iron bridge ...".
Item 7.
Large bowl impressed with "LONDON" anchor.
"TYNEMOUTH HAVEN", "FRIENDS ARE LIKE LEAVES ...", Un-named ship, "The tear ... Byron", "THE SAILOR'S TEAR ...", "MARINERS ARMS", "Thou noble bark ...".
"TYNEMOUTH HAVEN", "FRIENDS ARE LIKE LEAVES ...", Un-named ship, "The tear ... Byron", "THE SAILOR'S TEAR ...", "MARINERS ARMS", "Thou noble bark ...".
Item 8.
Large bowl impressed with "LONDON" anchor.
"SAILOR'S FAREWELL", "Thou noble bark ...", "A WEST VIEW ...", "Glide on my bark ...", "MARINERS ARMS", THE SAILOR'S TEAR", "GARDENER'S ARMS".
"SAILOR'S FAREWELL", "Thou noble bark ...", "A WEST VIEW ...", "Glide on my bark ...", "MARINERS ARMS", THE SAILOR'S TEAR", "GARDENER'S ARMS".
Common transfers.
Anyone familiar with Sunderland lustre pottery will recognise:
"MARINER'S ARMS",
"GARDENER'S ARMS",
"SAILOR'S FAREWELL"
Sweet oh Sweet is that sensation,
Where two hearts in union meet,
But the pain of seperation,
Mingles bitter with the sweet.
Thou noble bark of brightest fame,
That bear'st pround England's honoured name.
Right welcome home once more,
Welcome, thou gallant little sail,
In England's name I bid the hail!
And welcome to her shore.
THE SAILOR'S TEAR
He leap'd into the boat,
As it lay upon the strand:
But, oh! his heart was far away,
With friends upon the land,
He thought of those he lov'd the best.
A wife and infant dear.
And feeling fill'd the sailor's breast
The sailor's eye - a tear.
Glide on my bark the summer's tide,
Is gently flowing by thy side:
Around thy prow the waters bright,
In circling rounds of broken light,
Are glitt'ring as if ocean gave:
Her countless gems to check the wave.
"MARINER'S ARMS",
"GARDENER'S ARMS",
"SAILOR'S FAREWELL"
Sweet oh Sweet is that sensation,
Where two hearts in union meet,
But the pain of seperation,
Mingles bitter with the sweet.
Thou noble bark of brightest fame,
That bear'st pround England's honoured name.
Right welcome home once more,
Welcome, thou gallant little sail,
In England's name I bid the hail!
And welcome to her shore.
THE SAILOR'S TEAR
He leap'd into the boat,
As it lay upon the strand:
But, oh! his heart was far away,
With friends upon the land,
He thought of those he lov'd the best.
A wife and infant dear.
And feeling fill'd the sailor's breast
The sailor's eye - a tear.
Glide on my bark the summer's tide,
Is gently flowing by thy side:
Around thy prow the waters bright,
In circling rounds of broken light,
Are glitt'ring as if ocean gave:
Her countless gems to check the wave.
Unusual transfers.
These transfers of "TYNEMOUTH HAVEN" and "SUNDERLAND BRIDGE" do not seem to appear on items made in Sunderland. The transfers are smaller and those verses which may seem common to items made in Sunderland have slight variations in the text.
The tear
THE MAN DOOM'D TO SAIL
WITH THE BLAST OF THE GALE,
THROUGH BILLOWS ATLANTIC TO STEER.
AS HE BENDS O'ER THE WAVE,
WHICH MAY SOON BE HIS GRAVE,
REMEMBERS HIS HOME WITH A TEAR.
Byron
When first I was a foremast man
I often did pretend -
That if e'er I got promoted
I would be a seamans Friend -
Then in a little time I was
Promoted to be mate -
But then like all others
Soon forgot my former state -
And when I became a Captain
I thought myself a King -
But very soon I did forget
The formast man I'd been.
REST IN HEAVEN
There is an hour of peaceful rest
To mourning wand'rers given:
There is a tear for souls disdrest
A balm for every wounded breast
Tis found above in heaven
REMEMBRANCE
The sun shall lose its splendour,
The tides shall cease to flow
And tyrant's hearts grow tender,
And melt at other's woe.
Thy frosty breath December.
shall blight the flower of May
......cease to remember
The friends now far away.
ON TIME
Time was is past thou canst not it recall,
Time is thou hast employ the portion small,
Time future is not and may never be,
Time present is the only time for thee.
FRIENDS ARE LIKE LEAVES
WHICH ON THE TREE DO GROW,
IN SUMMERS PROSPEROUS STATE
MUCH LOVE DOTH SHOW.
BUT WHEN IN ADVERSITY, THEN THEY
LIKE LEAVES IN AUTUMN FALL AWAY
The tear
THE MAN DOOM'D TO SAIL
WITH THE BLAST OF THE GALE,
THROUGH BILLOWS ATLANTIC TO STEER.
AS HE BENDS O'ER THE WAVE,
WHICH MAY SOON BE HIS GRAVE,
REMEMBERS HIS HOME WITH A TEAR.
Byron
When first I was a foremast man
I often did pretend -
That if e'er I got promoted
I would be a seamans Friend -
Then in a little time I was
Promoted to be mate -
But then like all others
Soon forgot my former state -
And when I became a Captain
I thought myself a King -
But very soon I did forget
The formast man I'd been.
REST IN HEAVEN
There is an hour of peaceful rest
To mourning wand'rers given:
There is a tear for souls disdrest
A balm for every wounded breast
Tis found above in heaven
REMEMBRANCE
The sun shall lose its splendour,
The tides shall cease to flow
And tyrant's hearts grow tender,
And melt at other's woe.
Thy frosty breath December.
shall blight the flower of May
......cease to remember
The friends now far away.
ON TIME
Time was is past thou canst not it recall,
Time is thou hast employ the portion small,
Time future is not and may never be,
Time present is the only time for thee.
FRIENDS ARE LIKE LEAVES
WHICH ON THE TREE DO GROW,
IN SUMMERS PROSPEROUS STATE
MUCH LOVE DOTH SHOW.
BUT WHEN IN ADVERSITY, THEN THEY
LIKE LEAVES IN AUTUMN FALL AWAY
Comments
1. The bridge transfer on the small bowl has part of the text missing. This will be because the inked paper which held several transfers was cut incorrectly. On one of the larger bowls the missing text appears above a different transfer. This could mean that the two bowls were made at exactly the same time. The third picture is a composite of the first two images.
2. On the ship transfer, the sea is represented in a style similar to that used on items attributed to Carr. It is, however, much smaller than similar transfers found on jugs and plaques.*
3. While there is evidence of some (identified in this piece as "common") transfers which originated in Sunderland potteries being sold and then used on Tyneside, it does not appear that the reverse took place.
4. It seems that the successful marketing of the Bridge over the River Wear by Sunderland potteries has inspired Tyneside potteries to market Tynemouth Haven, (and not shown here) the High and Low Lights and the High Level Bridge at Newcastle.
5. Item 2 is similar to dishes with orange lustre often attributed to Balls Pottery of Sunderland. The attribution is probably only because of the lustre. The transfers seen on these dishes are of a different style to that associated with pink lustre items made in Sunderland.
6. The Mariner's Arms and Gardener's Arms are also connected by being on similar plaques. The plaques are the same shape and size. They look like Sunderland Lustre plaques except the border is nor decorated with lustre but with printed patterns. *
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4. It seems that the successful marketing of the Bridge over the River Wear by Sunderland potteries has inspired Tyneside potteries to market Tynemouth Haven, (and not shown here) the High and Low Lights and the High Level Bridge at Newcastle.
5. Item 2 is similar to dishes with orange lustre often attributed to Balls Pottery of Sunderland. The attribution is probably only because of the lustre. The transfers seen on these dishes are of a different style to that associated with pink lustre items made in Sunderland.
6. The Mariner's Arms and Gardener's Arms are also connected by being on similar plaques. The plaques are the same shape and size. They look like Sunderland Lustre plaques except the border is nor decorated with lustre but with printed patterns. *
More to follow on this artcle
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