Broad Street Works
'Steam' print

This print does not appear to have had an official name when launched, as there is no reference to a name in any of the factory pattern description books. It was referred to as 'Steam' in the factory engraving department when I visited it shortly before the factory closed. Exactly how it got this name I am not clear, perhaps it refers to the wispy border, who knows?

Ridgway & Morley

Pattern 3/799

Francis Morley & Co.

Pattern 3/1365 table

Pattern 3/1365 tea

Pattern 3/1365 mug

G. L. Ashworth & Bros. Ltd.

Pattern B/9447

 

Ridgway & Morley

 

Pattern 3/799

'Clarendon' shape.

The pattern description book reads:
'Table Clar[endon] B[lue] Stone. Printed in Blue. nothing on Biscuit. white Edge. Same patt as 3/788 but slighter, not edged.'1
Neither entry names the print.

The well and tree dish is 476mm long and 394mm wide. Blue Stone body.

Pattern 3/799 well and tree dish front

Pattern 3/799 well and tree dish back

Pattern 3/799 well and tree dish marks

The printed "No 787" relates to the pattern number [3/]787 on which this print was first used as indicated in the pattern description books.

Photos © Brenda Meyer 2022

The soup plate is 265mm in diameter. Blue Stone body.

Pattern 3/799 soup plate front

Pattern 3/799 soup plate back

Pattern 3/799 soup plate marks

Photos © Angela Grant 2019

A second soup plate has an interesting retailer's mark.

The soup plate is 260mm in diameter. Blue Stone body.

Pattern 3/799 soup plate front

Pattern 3/799 soup plate marks

Photos © Margie Myhr 2022

 

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Francis Morley & Co.

 

Pattern 3/1365 table

'Prussian' shape table ware.

The entry in the Pattern Description Book for Pattern 3/1365 reads:
'Table Prussn Sh, Impl Covd ps. Dessert Clarn Ew. Printed in Mulberry, nothing on biscuit, brown edge. As 790 but Ew & Prussn Sh flat printed in Mulberry & flown. enamelld exactly the Same.'1

The dinner plate is 267mm in diameter. Earthenware.

Pattern 3/1365 dinner plate front

Pattern 3/1365 dinner plate back

Pattern 3/1365 dinner plate marks

Photos © Angela Grant 2019

 

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Pattern 3/1365 tea

The entry in the Pattern Description Book for Pattern 3/1365 reads:
'Table Prussn Sh, Impl Covd ps. Dessert Clarn Ew. Printed in Mulberry, nothing on biscuit, brown edge. As 790 but Ew & Prussn Sh flat printed in Mulberry & flown. enamelld exactly the Same.'1

The breakfast cup & saucer. Earthenware.

Pattern 3/1365 breakfast cup and saucer

The saucer is 181mm in diameter. Earthenware.

Pattern 3/1365 breakfast saucer front

Pattern 3/1365 breakfast saucer side

Pattern 3/1365 breakfast saucer back

Pattern 3/1365 breakfast saucer back

The breakfast cup is 100mm in diameter and 96mm tall. The handle protrudes 28mm. Earthenware.

Pattern 3/1365 breakfast cup top

Pattern 3/1365 breakfast cup left side

Pattern 3/1365 breakfast cup middle side

Pattern 3/1365 breakfast cup right side

Pattern 3/1365 breakfast cup handle side

Pattern 3/1365 breakfast cup base

Pattern 3/1365 breakfast cup marks

Photos © Angela Grant 2020

 

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Pattern 3/1365 mug

Late versions of this pattern have the number '1365' included in the printed mark. This example is a nice early Francis Morley one with no printed mark.

The full entry in the Pattern Description Book for Pattern 3/1365 reads:
'Table Prussn Sh, Impl Covd ps. Dessert Clarn Ew. Printed in Mulberry, nothing on biscuit, brown edge. As 790 but Ew & Prussn Sh flat printed in Mulberry & flown. enamelld exactly the Same.'1
Curiously there is no mention of mugs. This seems to have been a popular pattern, and many extra items were added to the pattern description book forms as time passed.

The mug is 83mm high and 93mm diameter at the rim. The handle protrudes by 28mm. Earthenware.

Pattern 3/1365 mug left side

Pattern 3/1365 mug middle side

Pattern 3/1365 mug right side

Pattern 3/1365 mug handle side

Pattern 3/1365 mug top

Pattern 3/1365 mug bottom

Pattern 3/1365 mug bottom pattern number

 

Photos © Angela Grant 2018

 

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G. L. Ashworth & Bros. Ltd.

 

Pattern B/9447

Another version of the 'Steam' print on 'Bedford' shape table ware.

The meat dish is 438mm long and 352mm wide.

Pattern B/9447 meat dish front

Pattern B/9447 meat dish back

Pattern B/9447 meat dish marks

The presence of "ENGLAND" indicates a date of manufacture after 1891. The pattern number is very late in the B/ series so c.1898-99.

Photos © Tara Burkholder Saunders 2020

The jug is 6.5 inches tall. Earthenware.

Pattern B/9447 jug left side

Pattern B/9447 jug right side

Pattern B/9447 jug marks

Photos © Jim McAuliffe 2020

The punchbowl is 251mm in diameter and 102mm tall. Ironstone.

Pattern B/9447 punchbowl top

Pattern B/9447 punchbowl side 2

Pattern B/9447 punchbowl side 1

Pattern B/9447 punchbowl base

Pattern B/9447 punchbowl marks

Photos © Gay Jungemann ~ Ruby Lane 2020

 

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Notes

1. All entries from the factory pattern description and pattern books are reproduced courtesy of The V&A/Wedgwood Collection.

 

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