Patterns of the Month: Miscellaneous

Each month we feature a new pattern from our Pattern and Source Print Database and archive them on these pages by category.

“Let Brotherly Love Continue”

“Let Brotherly Love Continue” This Masonic jug by an unknown maker shows two men wearing top hats and Masonic aprons. The crown they are holding shows a GR, which probably signifies that the jug was made around the time of the coronation of George IV in 1821. 

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If you are a TCC member, this is pattern #5659 in the database.

The Sailor’s Return

Shown is a 10 inch plate titled “The Sailor’s Return,” maker unknown, ca. 1840. The pattern is printed in black and painted. 

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If you are a TCC member, this is pattern #16495 in the database.

Designs in Diamonds

Shown here is a 3.5 high by 4 inch cup transfer printed with a blue sheet or all over pattern. Overlaying the precise symmetrical diamond design is the unexpected silhouette of a thin branch with opening leaves. The pattern has a TCC assigned name: Designs in Diamonds. Members only: for more information about this pattern and to see other similar patterns, search the Pattern and Source Print Database.

Conchology

Seen is a 7.5 inch shell edge creamware plate in the Conchology pattern. It was made by Josiah Wedgwood (1759-2005) around 1790. It was printed in brown and painted in green. Conchology is the study of shells, and Josiah Wedgwood was an avid shell collector.

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Cells And Feathers

Shown is a 6.5 inch teal printed sheet pattern jug with the addition of purple printed feathers in a cartouche, ca. 1840. No reference has been found for this pattern, so it has a TCC assigned name.

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Coral pattern by Jacob Furnival & Co

Seen here is a 10 sided plate in the Coral pattern by Jacob Furnival & Co. (1845-1870.) It is printed in black on the border. The center is printed in purple and painted in green, turquoise, yellow and pink. Members only: for more information about this pattern and to see other similar patterns, search the Pattern and Source Print Database.

"Hope"

Seen here is a 10 inch plate by an unknown maker that depicts the allegorical figure of Hope. She is traditionally shown with an anchor and a ship in the distance, perhaps to allude to the hope that the sailor will return from the sea. The border is printed with six birds. The pattern is printed in black and enameled over the glaze in bright colors. Members only: for more information about this pattern and to see other similar patterns, see the pattern and source print database.

"Caledonian"

Seen here is a 7.75 inch plate in the "Caledonian" pattern by Ridgway, Morley, Wear & Co (1836-1842). It is printed in brown and has green enamel paint added. The pattern name is based on the Roman name given to Northern Scotland—Caledonia. Members only: for more information about this pattern and to see other similar patterns, see the pattern and source print database.

"The Winemakers"

This pattern is printed in underglaze blue on a 9.5 inch square vegetable tureen base. So far the maker is unknown, but the pattern database suggests that the maker is John Denton Bagster. Members only: for more information about this pattern and to see other similar patterns, see the pattern and source print database.

"Shells"
This 18.25 inch by 13 inch platter is printed in medium to dark blue with stylized shells and sea plants. The border is also designed with shells and sea plants surrounded by an underglaze blue line at the edge. The maker is unknown. The platter dates from around 1830.

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