Church Works & Cobden Works patterns
Church Works & Cobden Works Patterns
Moulded patterns without a known pattern number
Church Works, Hanley, Occupation Periods
| James Neale & Co. | c.1778-1786 | |
| Neale & Wilson | c.1786-1795 | |
| Robert Wilson | 1795-1801 | |
| David Wilson | 1802-1815 | |
| David Wilson & Sons | 1815-1817 | |
| Phillips & Thompson | c.1817-1819 | |
| Phillips & Bagster | 1819-1823 | |
| John Denton Bagster | 1823-1828 | |
| Joseph Mayer | c.1829-c.1832 | |
| William Ridgway & Co. | c.1832-1838 | |
| William Ridgway, Son, & Co. | 1838-Nov.1845 | |
| E. J. Ridgway & Abington | Nov.1845-Jul.1860 | |
| Edward John Ridgway | Jul.1860-1866* | |
| Powell & Bishop | 1866-1878 | |
| Powell, Bishop, & Stonier | 1878-1891 | |
| Bishop & Stonier | 1891-c.1914 |
There is some doubt as to when William Ridgway took over the Church Works. The Church Works was run by Joseph Mayer in parallel with the Cobden Works, on the other side of High Street, Hanley, formerly owned by his father, Elijah Mayer. William Ridgway and his partners continued to operate both works between c.1832 and 1848, when the lease of the Cobden Works was given up. There is some evidence to suggest that Joseph Mayer, Elijah's son, and William Ridgway's cousin, bought the Church Works from Bagster's estate, and then leased it, with the Cobden Works, to William Ridgway & Co., retaining an oven and store at the Church Works for his own use. Leonard Stanley Abington was a modeller who worked for Phillips and Bagster, and later Joseph Mayer, and became the "& Co" with William Ridgway. He appears to have been the artist responsible for the moulded jugs and other wares.
I ought, at this point, to enter a word of caution. The above information has been assembled by me from a variety of sources primarily, but not only, Dr Godden's various publications. However, the publications do not always agree on every point and the information does, therefore, need further checking.
*In 1866 E. J. Ridgway relocated to the then new Bedford Works. The products of that factory were not originally intended to be part of this survey, but there has been much interest in the factory, particularly over its close association with the Dudson factory so a separate section has been created below.
Named Patterns.
Following the practice at Cauldon Place, printed patterns without further decoration were given a name, but no pattern number.
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| "Albion" | Dessert plate. Modified 'Wellington' shape. Earthenware, with grey coloured earthenware edge sprigs. "Albion" print in green. |  |
| "Flosculous" green on white | Large meat dish. 'Albion' shape. Earthenware. "Flosculous" print in green. |  |
| "Flosculous" green on blue | Two oval dessert dishes, round dessert dish, dessert plate. 'Wellington' shape. Pale blue coloured earthenware. "Flosculous" print in green. |  |
| "Forget Me Not" puce | Teapot, unhandled tea cup & saucer. Earthenware. "Forget Me Not" print in puce. |  |
| "Forget Me Not" purple & grey | Slop bowl. Earthenware. "Forget Me Not" print in puce & grey. |  |
| "Helical" green on blue tea | Tea cup & saucer, 8 inch muffin, toast rack. Pale blue coloured earthenware. "Helical" print in green. |  |
| "Helical" black on blue tea | Breakfast saucer. Pale blue coloured earthenware. "Helical" print in black. |  |
| 'Helical' jug | Jug "6" size (8 inch). Oak & Ivy derivative shape. Blue coloured earthenware. 'Helical' print in green. |  |
| "Marcella" puce | Unhandled cup & saucer. 'Grecian' shape. "Marcella" print in puce. |  |
| "Marmora" blue | Large meat dish. "Marmora" print in blue. |  |
| "Marmora" brown | Soup plate. Earthenware. "Marmora" print in brown. |  |
| "Marmora" red | Meat dish. "Marmora" print in red. |  |
| "Tyrolean" blue | Plate. 'Albion' shape. Earthenware. "Tyrolean" print in blue. |  |
| "Tyrolen" puce | Dinner plate. 'Albion' shape. Earthenware. "Tyrolean" print in puce. |  |
| "Apple-Blossom" blue | Dinner plate. 'Albion' shape. Earthenware. "Apple-Blossom" print in blue. |  |
| "Apple-Blossom" brown | Covered tureen & stand. 'Milan' shape. Earthenware. "Apple-Blossom" print in brown. |  |
| "Humphrey's Clock" | Sauce tureen & stand, shell or leaf dish, pie dish. 'Prussian' shape. (Pie Dish 'Albion' shape.) Earthenware. "Humphrey's Clock" set of prints in brown (views from The Old Curiosity Shop). |  |
| "Union" table | Soup plate. 'Clarendon' shape. Earthenware. "Union" print in blue. |  |
| "Union" tea | Unhandled tea cup & saucer. Earthenware. "Union" print in blue. |  |
| "Whampoa" table | Dinner plate. 'Prussian' shape. Earthenware. "Whampoa" print in flow blue. |  |
| "Whampoa" dessert | Oval dessert dish, dessert plate. Earthenware. "Whampoa" print in flow blue. |  |
| "Whampoa" jug | Jug. Vine-handled shape. Earthenware. "Whampoa" print in flow blue. |  |
| Urn & Temples | Soup plate. 'Prussian' shape. Earthenware. Urn & Temples (later 'Corey Hill') print in blue. |  |
| 'Royal Lily' | Toilet jug and bowl. Earthenware. 'Royal Lily' print in flow blue. |  |
| "Noma" | Cup & saucer. Earthenware. "Noma" print in flow mulberry. |  |
Moulded patterns without a known pattern number.
From the traveller's pattern book formerly in the possession of Dr Geoffrey Godden we know that the early moulded wares had pattern numbers. Unfortunately these numbers were not painted on the wares so we only know the numbers of the patterns in the book. The remainder are listed here. To make life easy, those few for which we know the pattern numbers are listed both here and in the numbered series.
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| Floral dessert stone | Square dessert dish, dessert plate. Buff stone coloured earthenware. Smear glaze. |  |
| Floral dessert blue | Oval dessert dish. Pale blue coloured earthenware. Full glaze. |  |
| Floral dessert cream & gilt | Oval, square dessert dishes. Cream coloured earthenware. Full glaze. Gilt shoulder line and tracing at edge. |  |
| Floral dessert cream | Dessert plate. Cream coloured earthenware. Full glaze. |  |
| Floral dessert blue-grey | Dessert plate. Blue-grey coloured earthenware. Smear glaze. |  |
| 'No.11' tea black basalt | Teapot. 'No.11' shape. Black basalt. |  |
| 'Alhambra' tea stone | Teapot. 'Alhambra' shape. Buff stone coloured earthenware. Full glaze inside, smear glaze outside. |  |
| 'Alhambra' tea pale blue | Sugar box. 'Alhambra' shape. Pale blue coloured earthenware. Full glaze inside, smear glaze outside. |  |
| 'Alhambra' tea greenish-grey | Honey pot. 'Alhambra' shape. Greenish-grey coloured earthenware. Full glaze inside, smear glaze outside. |  |
| Tree Trunk tea greenish-grey | Teapot. Tree Trunk shape. Greenish-grey coloured earthenware. Full glaze inside, smear glaze outside. |  |
| 'Bulrush' tea white | Teapot. 'Bulrush' shape. Off white coloured earthenware. Full glaze inside, smear glaze outside. |  |
| Pan jug blue | Jugs. Pan shape. "6" size (10 inch), 7 inch, and "30" size (6 inch). Pale blue coloured earthenware. Full glaze. |  |
| 'Pompeii' jug stone | Jug. 'Pompeii' shape. "24" size. Buff stone coloured earthenware. Full glaze inside, smear glaze outside. |  |
| 'Pompeii' jug blue | Covered filter jug. 'Pompeii' shape. "4" size. Pale blue coloured earthenware. Full glaze inside and out. |  |
| Daisy jug blue | Jug. Daisy shape. Pale blue coloured earthenware. Full glaze inside and out. |  |
| Bulbous hexagonal jug green-grey | Covered filter jug. Greenish-grey coloured earthenware. Full glaze inside, smear glaze outside. |  |
| Linen-Fold jug stone | Jug. Linen-Fold shape. "24" size. Buff stone coloured earthenware. Full glaze inside, smear glaze outside. |  |
| Eglinton jug stone | Jug. Eglinton Tournament shape. "6" size. Buff stone coloured earthenware. Full glaze inside, smear glaze outside. |  |
| Eglinton jug green-grey | Jug. Eglinton Tournament shape. "6" size. Greenish-grey coloured earthenware. Full glaze inside, smear glaze outside. |  |
| 'Alhambra' jug stone | Jug. 'Alhambra' shape. "12" size. Stone coloured earthenware. Full glaze inside, smear glaze outside. |  |
| Tree Trunk jug pale blue | Jug. Tree Trunk shape. "12" size. Pale blue coloured earthenware. Full glaze inside, smear glaze outside. |  |
| Tree Trunk jug green-grey | Jug with Britannia Metal lid. Tree Trunk shape. Greenish-grey coloured earthenware. Full glaze inside, smear glaze outside. |  |
| Harvest jug green-grey | Jug. Harvest shape. "36" size. Greenish-grey coloured earthenware. Full glaze inside, smear glaze outside. |  |
| "Bulrush" jug pale blue | Minature jug. "Bulrush" shape. Pale blue coloured earthenware. Full glaze inside, smear glaze outside. |  |
| "Bulrush" jug green-grey | Jug. "Bulrush" shape. "36" size. Green-grey coloured earthenware. Full glaze inside, smear glaze outside. |  |
| 'Sylvan' jug green-grey | Jug. 'Sylvan' shape. Greenish-grey coloured earthenware. Full glaze inside, smear glaze outside. |  |
| 'Sylvan' jug parian | Jug. 'Sylvan' shape. Pale cream parian. Full glaze inside, smear glaze outside. |  |
| Uncle Tom's Cabin jug green-grey | Jug. Uncle Tom's Cabin shape. "12" size. Greenish-grey coloured earthenware. Full glaze inside, smear glaze outside. |  |
| Moses jug green-grey | Jug. Moses shape. "12" size. Greenish-grey coloured earthenware. Full glaze inside, smear glaze outside. |  |
| Dunmow Flitch jug off-white | Two jugs. Dunmow Flitch shape. "12" and "30" sizes. Off-white coloured earthenware. Full glaze inside, smear glaze outside. |  |
| John Barleycorn jug stone | Jug. John Barleycorn shape. "30" size. Buff stone coloured earthenware. Full glaze inside, smear glaze outside. |  |
| John Barleycorn jug grey | Jug. John Barleycorn shape. "30" size. Grey coloured earthenware. Full glaze inside, smear glaze outside. |  |
| John Barleycorn jug off-white | Two jugs, large and small. John Barleycorn shape. Off-white coloured earthenware. Full glaze inside, smear glaze outside. |  |
| Chrysanthemum jug white | Two jugs, one plain, and one that has lost its Britannia Metal lid. Chrysanthemum shape. White stoneware. Full glaze inside, smear glaze outside. |  |
| Chrysanthemum jug tri-colour | Jug. Chrysanthemum shape. Sage stoneware with flower heads in white & blue. Full glaze. |  |
| "Regalia" jug white | Jug. "Regalia" shape. White stoneware. Full glaze inside, smear glaze outside. |  |
| Bamboo & Rope jug white | Jug. Bamboo & Rope shape. White stoneware. Full glaze inside, smear glaze outside. |  |
| 'Sylvan' butter dish cane | Covered butter dish and stand. Cane ware with earthenware liner. Liner fully glazed. |  |
| John Barleycorn butter dish parian | Covered butter dish and stand. Off-white parian body. Full glaze inside, smear glaze outside. |  |
| John Barleycorn cheese stand stone | Cheese stand and cover. Buff stone coloured earthenware. Smear glaze. |  |
| Tazza style pot-pourri stone | 8 inch diameter pot-pourri. Stone coloured earthenware. Smear glaze. |  |
| Tazza style pot-pourri grey-green | 9 inch diameter pot-pourri. Grey-green coloured earthenware. Smear glaze. |  |
| Tulip candle-stick stone | 7 inch Tulip candlestick. Buff stone coloured earthenware. Full glaze inside candle holder, smear glaze elsewhere. |  |
| Tulip candle-stick green-grey | 9 inch Tulip candlestick. Green-grey coloured earthenware. Full glaze inside candle holder, smear glaze elsewhere. |  |
| Baluster candle-stick blue-grey | 8 inch Baluster candlestick. Blue-grey stoneware. Full glaze inside candle holder, smear glaze elsewhere. |  |
| Baluster candle-stick pale blue & gilt | 8 inch Baluster candlestick. Pale blue stoneware. Gilt edge, foot ring, tracing on stick. Full glaze. |  |
| Chamber candle-stick stone | Chamber candlestick. Buff stone coloured earthenware. Full glaze inside candle holder, smear glaze elsewhere. |  |
| Nicholas Nickleby figures white | Nicholas Nickleby, Smike. Off-white stoneware. Smear glaze. |  |
Numbered Patterns.
Apart from the early traveller's book formerly in the possession of Dr Godden, and covering only patterns 1 to 196, I have been unable to trace any pattern information at all. The wares illustrated have been tracked down by the hard work of pattern, shape and mark matching. Where shapes have been shared with the Broad Street Works and the Bell Works, the fact has been noted, and joint pages set up. Luckily we have detailed pattern and pattern description books for the Broad Street Works that help to separate the wares of the different factories. I have specifically excluded any wares that I have doubts about. Given those provisos, the list is as accurate as I can make it but I accept may be open to challenge. I would be grateful to anyone who has contrary information, if they would share it with me.
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| 18 | Jugs 10 inch, 7 inch, & 6 inch. Pan shape. Pale blue coloured earthenware. Full glaze. | |
| 33 | Jugs with and without Britannia metal lid. 'Pompeii' shape. Blue coloured earthenware. Multicoloured hand-painted raised flower sprigs with gilt highlights. |  |
| 39 | Covered bowl minus cover & stand. Stepped waisted tea shape. Pale blue stoneware. Narrow mazarin blue & gilt border inside bowl. Flower groups in multicoloured enamels with gilt stems and mazarin blue & gilt leaves. Gilt edge line & tracing on handles. |  |
| 41 | Dessert plate. 'Wellington' shape. Blue coloured earthenware. Single flower head with two buds in centre. Three large flower heads, each with three buds, on border. White raised slip flower heads and dark blue applied underglaze. Multicoloured decoration overglaze. Gilt highlights and edge line. Florets at edge in white and dark blue. |  |
| 44 | Meat dish. 'Albion' shape. Pale blue stoneware. Centre flowers in cornucopiae. Three large and three small sprigs round border. White and grey raised slip flower heads and dark blue applied underglaze. Multicoloured decoration overglaze. |  |
| 57 | Rectangular and round dessert dishes. 'Wellington' shape. Blue coloured earthenware. Centre flowers in cornucopiae. Three large and three small sprigs round border. White and grey raised slip flower heads and dark blue applied underglaze. Multicoloured decoration overglaze. Gilt highlights and edge line. Florets at edge in white and dark blue. Handles blue & gilt with white florets. |  |
| 60 | Set of three jugs. 'Pompeii' shape. Blue coloured earthenware. Multicoloured hand-painted raised flower sprigs as pattern 33 but with orange highlights. |  |
| 65 | Two vases. 'Beaker' shape. Pale blue coloured stoneware. Chinese figures in black and gilt round body. Ornaments in black, white and gilt round neck and foot. Handles half gilt. Gilt bands round foot and lip. |  |
| 68 | Dessert plate. 'Wellington' shape. Blue coloured earthenware. Centre flowers in cornucopiae. Three large and three small sprigs round border. White and grey raised slip flower heads and dark blue applied underglaze. Multicoloured decoration overglaze. Gilt highlights. No edge line, no decoration to edge florets. |  |
| 96 | Vase. 'Beaker' shape. White stoneware. "Armidale / Chirk" prints in deep brown with stately homes in landcape. Heavy gilt decoration. |  |
| 148 | Tea cup & saucer. Blue coloured stoneware. Decorated with purple & white flowers with green leaves on brown stems. Gilt edge line, spike on handle. |  |
| 153 | Minature jug. 'Pompeii' shape. Blue coloured stoneware. Single multicoloured hand-painted raised flower sprig on each side of jug. Gilt highlights, edge and tracery on handle. |  |
| 162 | Pair of candlesticks. 'Pillar' shape. Blue coloured stoneware. Entwined stems with small trefoil flowers and green leaves. Gilt edge, bands round stem, foot ring, circlet of leaves round neck. |  |
| 171 | Jug with Britannia metal lid. 'Pompeii' shape. Blue coloured stoneware. White raised slip flower heads and dark blue leaves applied underglaze. Multicoloured hand-painted flower sprigs overglaze. Gilt highlights. |  |
| 174 | Mug. 'Olive' shape. Blue coloured stoneware. White raised slip flower heads and dark blue leaves applied underglaze. Multicoloured decoration overglaze. Gilt highlights, edge, foot ring, tracing on handle. |  |
| 176 | Wide urn shaped vase. Blue coloured stoneware. White raised slip reserves with multicoloured landscapes. Surrounded by black and gilt leaves and white and gilt flowers. Gilt leaf circlet at top, gilt highlights to top, handles, stem and base. |  |
| 180 | Dessert plate. 'Wellington' shape. Blue coloured stoneware. Centre flowers in cornucopiae. Three large and three small sprigs round border. White raised slip flower heads and dark blue applied underglaze. Multicoloured decoration overglaze. Gilt highlights and edge line. |  |
| 190 | Jug. 'Pompeii' shape. Blue coloured stoneware. White raised slip flower heads and mulberry leaves applied underglaze. Multicoloured hand-painted flower sprigs overglaze, including flower sprigs inside neck. Gilt highlights. |  |
| 206 | Vase. 'India Jar' shape. Blue stoneware. Ornate multicoloured Chinese design with figures, dragons, flowers, &c. |  |
| 260 | Wide urn shaped vase. Blue coloured earthenware. White raised slip reserves with multicoloured landscapes. Surrounded by black and gilt leaves and white and gilt flowers. Gilt leaf circlet at top, gilt highlights to top, handles, stem and base. |  |
| 278 | Leaf dessert dish. Blue coloured earthenware. One small centre flower sprig, and three large and three small border flower sprigs. White raised slip flower heads and leaves applied underglaze. Multicoloured decoration overglaze. Gilt edge line, slight tracing to handles. |  |
| 285 | Centre piece, two rectangular, and one each oval and leaf dessert dishes, dessert plate. Blue coloured earthenware. Flower basket and flower centre, and three large and three small border flower sprigs. White raised slip flower heads and dark blue leaves applied underglaze. Multicoloured decoration overglaze. Gilt highlights, edge line, slight tracing to handles. Centre boss of handles blued. |  |
| 306 | Dressing table pot with lid. Blue coloured earthenware. White raised slip flower heads applied underglaze. Multicoloured floral sprig decoration overglaze. Gilt rings on lid, edge, and foot. |  |
| 307 | Dessert plate. Cream coloured earthenware. Flower basket and flower centre, and three large and three small border flower sprigs. White raised slip flower heads and dark blue leaves applied underglaze. Multicoloured decoration overglaze. Gilt highlights, edge line, slight tracing to handles. |  |
| 333 | Dressing table pot (minus lid). Grey-green coloured earthenware. White and blue slips applied underglaze, with detailing in gilt. White figure on blue panel, interchanging with flower sprig. Gilt edge and foot lines. |  |
| 340 | Sugar box. Earthenware. Blue Japan style floral print filled underglaze blue, and overglaze iron-red. Opaque orange highlights. Red-brown edge, detailing on handles. |  |
| 343 | Mug. Blue coloured earthenware. White raised slip flower heads and dark blue leaves applied underglaze. Multicoloured decoration overglaze. Gilt highlights, edge inside and out, spikes on handle. |  |
| 356 | Vase. 'India Jar' shape. Sage stoneware. Multicoloured Chinese design with figures, flowers, &c. Gilt edge, footring, half gilt dolphin handles. |  |
| 400 dessert | Round dessert dish. 'Wellington' shape. Earthenware. Printed in brown, single flower group centre, network border with flower groups. Filled rose, yellow green, purple, iron-red. Brown edge line. |  |
| 400 jug | Covered filter jug. Earthenware. Printed in brown, single flower group centre, network border with flower groups. Filled rose, yellow green, purple, iron-red. Brown edge line. |  |
| 401 | Dessert plate. 'Wellington' shape. Earthenware. Printed in green, single flower group centre, network border with flower groups. Filled rose, yellow green, purple, yellow. Green edge line. |  |
| 414 | Spill vase. Green-grey coloured earthenware. White raised slip flower heads, Chinese figure, and dark blue leaves and foot band applied underglaze. Multicoloured decoration overglaze. Gilt highlights, edge, foot ring. |  |
| 484 | Tea cup and saucer. Earthenware. Border covered in pale blue slip under glaze. Overglaze gilt edge line, linen-fold inner border edge line, centre line on saucer, foot line, spikes on handle. |  |
| 494 | Tam o'Shanter style jug without the story moulding, "12" size. Blue coloured earthenware. Multicoloured hand-painted raised birds and flower sprigs with gilt highlights. Gilt edge line inside and out, spikes on handle. |  |
| 496 | Jug (minus Britannia Metal lid). Tam o'Shanter shape. "9" size. Pale blue stoneware. Multicoloured hand-painted raised birds and flower sprigs with gilt highlights. |  |
| 516 | Tam o'Shanter style jug without the story moulding, "9" size. Blue coloured earthenware. Multicoloured hand-painted raised flower heads and leaves with gilt highlights. Gilt edge line inside and out, spikes on handle. |  |
| 530 | Rectangular, leaf dessert dishes, dessert plate. Earthenware. Border covered in pale blue slip under glaze. Overglaze gilt edge line, linen-fold inner border edge line, centre line. |  |
| 542 | Daisy derivative jug, "12" size. Earthenware. Bands of grey slip edged with gold. Gilt spike & sprig on handle. |  |
| 553 | Tam o'Shanter style jug without the story moulding, "36" size. Green coloured earthenware. Multicoloured hand-painted raised birds and flower sprigs with gilt highlights. Gilt edge line inside and out, spikes on handle. |  |
| 576 | Dessert plate. Earthenware. J&W Ridgway "Oriental Birds" print (less edge border) in purple brown and filled underglaze blue, and overglaze iron-red, yellow green, and yellow, with gilt highlights. Gilt edge line. |  |
| 580 | Covered tureen and stand. Probably 'Albion' shape. Earthenware. Printed in green, single flower group centre, network border with flower groups. Filled rose, yellow green, purple, yellow. Green edge line. |  |
| 587 | Teapot stand. 'Grecian' shape. Earthenware. J&W Ridgway 'Dresden Opaque China' print (less shoulder border) in green, filled underglaze blue and iron-red. |  |
| 613 | Leaf or shell dessert dish. 'Milan' shape. Blue coloured earthenware. Floral and leaf sprigs printed in brown and filled in yellow green. Gilt edge line and highlights. Gilt tracing on handles. |  |
| 615 | Dessert plate. 'Milan' shape. Earthenware. Single centre flower sprig with 3 leaf groups, border alternating flower groups with butterfly groups, narrow criss-cross edge, all printed in brown. Filled yellow green with yellow brown contrasts. |  |
| 617 | Leaf dessert dish, dessert plate. 'Milan' shape. Earthenware. Border covered in pale blue slip under glaze. Overglaze brown edge line, linen-fold inner border edge line. |  |
| 629 | Teapot, small teapot, sugar box, creamer, slop bowl, unhandled tea cup & saucer, 6 inch muffin. Earthenware. Floral design printed in blue, filled iron-red, yellow, yellow-green, opaque orange. |  |
| 636 | Dessert plate, 'Milan' shape. Earthenware. "Apple-Blossom" print in brown, filled underglaze yellow green. |  |
| 681 | Dessert plate. 'Clarendon' shape with moulded border. Earthenware. Edge moulding picked out in green and gilt. Printed centre star in same colours. Gilt edge line and shoulder line. |  |
| 775 | Mug. Buff stone coloured earthenware. Printed circlet of flowers filled green, white, rose, purple, iron-red. Gilt rings inside & outside lip, gilt foot rim, and tracing on handle. |  |
| 776 | Pair of mugs. Buff stone coloured earthenware. Printed[?] circlet of flowers filled green, white, rose, purple, iron-red. Gilt rings inside & outside lip, gilt foot rim, and spike on handle. |  |
| 814 | Pair of candlesticks. 'Pillar' shape. Drab stoneware. Flower heads in raised white slip and purple enamel, with mulberry and green leaves. Gilt edge, foot ring, body rings, highlights. |  |
| 818 | Covered bowl & stand. Stepped waisted tea shape. Pale blue earthenware. Printed circlet of flowers filled green, white, rose, purple, iron-red. Gilt edge ring, centre ring, foot ring, detailing on knob, spikes on handles. |  |
| 938 | Leaf dessert dish. 'Clarendon' shape. Blue coloured earthenware. Birds and flower sprigs printed in brown and filled ug blue, yellow green, yellow, and iron red, with gilt highlights. Gilt edge line, shoulder line, tracing on handle. |  |
| 954 | Tam o'Shanter style jug without the story moulding, "24" size. Buff stone coloured earthenware. Birds and flower sprigs printed in brown and filled ug blue, yellow green, yellow, and iron red, with gilt highlights. Gilt edge line inside and out, spikes on handle. |  |
| 965 | Dessert comport, oval dish, leaf dish. 'Clarendon' shape. Earthenware. Grey border with printed circlet of flowers filled green, white, rose, purple, iron-red. Brown edge, linen-fold inner border line, tracing on handles. |  |
| 1094 | Dessert plate. 'Clarendon' shape. Earthenware with a pale greenish glaze. One large and two small floral sprigs printed in brown, leaves in underglaze blue or overglaze yellow green, flower heads painted in white, then overpainted in rose, purple, pale blue, and iron-red. Gilt highlights and edge line. |  |
| 1161 | Centre piece. 'Prussian'[?] shape. Earthenware. Pale blue border with white reserves. Central and reserve floral prints in purple brown, filled rose, yellow green, iron-red, blue, yellow, blue green. Marone scrolling round reserves, edge line, shoulder line, foot line, tracing on handles. |  |
| 1169 | Oval and leaf dessert dishes, dessert plate. 'Clarendon' shape. Earthenware. Grey border with white reserves. Central and reserve floral prints in purple brown, filled rose, yellow green, iron-red, blue, yellow, blue green. Gilt scrolling round reserves, edge line, shoulder line, tracing on handles. |  |
| 1311 | Oval dish, square dish, dessert plate. 'Clarendon' shape. Earthenware with a pale greenish glaze. Floral print in purple brown, filled underglaze blue and overglaze multicolours. Gilt highlights and edge line. |  |
| 1313 | Dessert plate. 'Clarendon' shape. Earthenware with a pale greenish glaze. Floral prints in purple brown with hand painted fern effect in blue-green between them. Leaves filled underglaze blue, yellow green, blue-green. Flower heads filled in white, with rose, purple, blue, yellow, and opaque orange. Gilt highlights and edge line. |  |
| 1471 | Dessert plate. 'Clarendon' shape. Earthenware. A variant of the 'Union' print in dark brown with shell and scroll edge and shoulder bands. Pale blue border. |  |
| 1489 | Dessert plate. Earthenware. Centre print of classical urn with female head on wall with ivy, and shell and scroll shoulder band printed in dark brown. Wall picked out in overglaze salmon and ivy in yellow and yellow green. Pale blue border with edge feathering in underglaze blue. Gilt highlights to urn, edge and shoulder lines, tracing on feathering. |  |
| 1623 | Teapot, tea cup & saucer, 7 inch muffin. Earthenware. Pale blue Japan style floral print filled underglaze blue, and overglaze iron-red, yellow green, yellow. Gilt highlights & line at edge. |  |
| 1871 | Small muffin. 'Albion' shape. Earthenware. Centre and three border flower sprigs printed in dark brown, and filled in green overglaze. Gilt highlights & edge line. |  |
| 1969 | Dessert plate. Earthenware. 'Royal Lily' sheet print in flow blue. Gilt highlights and tracing on moulding. |  |
| 1981 | Dessert plate. Earthenware. Centre star, shoulder band, and sprigs on border printed in dark brown. Cream border, with feathering in underglaze blue. Border sprigs filled underglaze blue and overglaze white, iron-red, purple, yellow green, blue green, yellow. Gilt highlights, edge line, shoulder line, tracing on feathering. |  |
| 2264 | Two dinner plates. 'Prussian' shape. Earthenware. "Hong Kong" print in flow blue, filled underglaze blue, and overglaze iron-red, blue green, yellow. Opaque orange hights, edge line. |  |
| 2315 tea | Teapot. 'Alhambra' shape. Earthenware. Arabesque panels framed in iron-red, and highlighted in black. Gilt edges to panels, tracing on handle & knob. |  |
| 2315 jug | Jug with Britannia metal lid. 'Alhambra' shape. Earthenware. Arabesque panels framed in iron-red, and highlighted in black. Gilt edges to panels, tracing on handle. |  |
| 2336 | Dinner Plate. 'Prussian' shape. Earthenware. "Whampoa" print in flow blue with red edge. |  |
| 2362 | Sauce tureen stand. Moulded edge table shape. Earthenware. "Simlay" print in blue, filled dark brown, iron-red, rose, blue-green, yellow-green. Opaque orange highlights. Brown edge. Gilt tracing on handles. |  |
| 2455 | Dinner plate. 'Prussian' shape. Earthenware. Bird in flowers printed in brown, filled underglaze blue and overglaze iron-red, rose, purple, green. Gilt highlights and edge line. |  |
| 2617 | Soup plate. 'Prussian' shape. Earthenware. 'Japanica' print in flow mulberry, filled iron-red, rose, purple, opaque orange, yellow green. Opaque orange highlights, edge. |  |
| 2618 | Dessert plate. Earthenware. 'Japanica' print in flow mulberry, filled iron-red, rose, purple, opaque orange, yellow green. Gilt highlights, edge line, tracing on feathering. |  |
| 2658 | Meat dish. 'Prussian' shape. Earthenware. 'Japanica' print in flow mulberry, filled iron-red, rose, opaque orange, brown, blue green, yellow green. Opaque orange highlights, edge line. |  |
| 2665 | Dessert plate. Earthenware. Floral sheet print in flow blue, filled blue green, yellow green, iron-red, purple, brown. Gilt highlights, edge line, tracing on feathering. |  |
| 2667 | Leaf dessert dish, dessert plate. Dish 'Clarendon' shape. Earthenware. Floral sheet print in flow blue, filled blue green, yellow green, iron-red, purple, brown. Opaque orange highlights, edge line, tracing on handle and feathering. |  |
| 2731 | Cheese dish, dessert plate. Moulded edge table shape. Earthenware. 'Japanica' print in flow mulberry, filled iron-red, rose, purple, opaque orange, yellow green. Opaque orange highlights, tracing on moulding. |  |
| 2769 | Meat dish, dessert plate. Moulded edge table shape. Earthenware. Marone, flow blue & gilt border. White reserves with printed floral sprigs filled with multicoloured enamels. Flow blue & gilt star centre. Gilt edge, highlighting to moulding. |  |
| 2792 | Dessert plate. Feather edge dessert shape. Earthenware. Marone, cream & gilt floral border. Cream & gilt shoulder band. Gilt edge, star centre. |  |
| 2799 | Sauceboat, dessert plate. Moulded edge table shape. Earthenware. Floral & foliage print in flow blue. Coloured in Mazarin blue & flown. Orange border. Gilt edge and highlights. |  |
| 2858 | Leaf dessert dish. 'Clarendon' shape. Earthenware. 'Formosa' print in flow blue filled iron-red. Gilt edge, highlights, tracing on handle. |  |
| 3005 | Oval dessert dish, dessert plate. Dish 'Clarendon' shape. Earthenware. 'Formosa' Japan-style print with dragon vase in centre, printed in flow mulberry, filled multi. Salmon in shoulder band, Opaque orange highlights, edge line, tracing on handles and feathering. |  |
| 3032 | Bread & butter plate. Earthenware. Urn & Temples (later 'Corey Hill') print in flow mulberry, filled Mazarin blue and iron-red. Opaque orange highlights. Brown edge. |  |
| 3045 | Dessert plate. Moulded edge table shape. Earthenware. 'Borneo' Japan-style rock and flower print in flow blue, filled iron-red, purple, yellow, yellow-green. Gilt highlights, spirals and edge to border panels, edge line on mouldings. |  |
| 3200 | Dessert plate. Earthenware. 'Borneo' Japan-style rock and flower print in flow mulberry, filled iron-red, purple, yellow, yellow green. Opaque orange highlights, edge line, tracing on feathering. |  |
| 3363 | Leaf dessert dish. 'Clarendon' shape. Earthenware. "Simlay" print in flow mulberry, filled multi. Vase in deep brown & opaque orange. Opaque orange tracing on handle. Brown edge. |  |
| 3832 | Covered vegetable dish, large & small meat dishes. Moulded edge table shape. Earthenware. 'Borneo' print in flow mulberry, filled rose, iron-red, yellow, blue green, yellow green. Gilt highlights, spirals and edge to border panels, edge line on mouldings, tracing on handles. |  |
| 3953 | Tall dessert comport. 'Clarendon' shape. Earthenware. Border of Mazarin blue scrolls and iron-red ground. Flower heads printed in blue and filled pink & yellow in border and centre. Opaque orange tracing on handles. Brown edge. |  |
| 4185 | Jug. Tree Trunk shape. Glazed earthenware. Edge and highlights marone. |  |
| 4277 | Jug. Tree Trunk shape. Glazed earthenware. Branches and leaves highlighted in Mazarin blue & gilt. Gilt edge. |  |
| 4317 | Dessert plate. Earthenware. "Noma" print in flow mulberry, filled iron-red, rose, opaque orange, yellow green, blue green. Gilt highlights, edge line, tracing on feathering. |  |
| 4318 table | Dinner plate. 'Prussian' shape. Earthenware. "Noma" print in flow mulberry, filled iron-red, rose, opaque orange, yellow green, blue green. Opaque orange highlights. Brown edge. |  |
| 4318 dessert | Square short comport, dessert plate. Earthenware. 'Noma' print in flow mulberry, filled as 4317, but opaque orange instead of gilt. |  |
| 5376 | Jug. Chrysanthemum shape. Tri-colour stoneware. Full glaze with added gilding to edge, foot and handle. |  |
| 5566 | Square and oval dessert dishes, dessert plate. Earthenware. 'Formosa' Japan-style print with dragon vase in centre, printed in flow mulberry, filled iron-red and rose. Salmon in shoulder band. Opaque orange edge line. |  |
| 5976 | Tall comport, square dessert dish. 'Clarendon' shape. Earthenware. 'Mooltan' print in slight flow blue, filled Mazarin blue, iron-red, rose, yellow, yellow-green, blue-green, buff. Brown edge. Gilt highlights, tracing on handles. |  |
| 6080 | Covered bowl & stand. Earthenware. Deep magenta ground with straw contrasts and handles. Gilt edge, highlights, tracing on handles and knob. |  |
| 6397 | Square dessert comport, two dessert plates. Nine-lobed shape. Earthenware. Printed outline of flowers filled with multicoloured enanels. Blue edge. |  |
| 6477 table | Dinner plate. Six-lobed shape. Earthenware. "Florida" floral print in grey, filled rose, iron-red, purple, yellow, blue-green. Lustre edge. |  |
| 6477 dessert | Square dessert comport, dessert plate. Nine-lobed shape. Earthenware. 'Florida' floral print in grey, filled rose, iron-red, purple, yellow, blue-green. Lustre edge. |  |
| 6773 | Tea cup & saucer. Earthenware. "Noma" print in flow mulberry, filled iron-red, rose, brown, opaque orange, yellow green, blue green. Brown edge. |  |
| 7160 | Two pot-pourris. Earthenware. Matt black ground with multicoloured printed floral design. One has iron-red handles, knobs, and foot ring. The other has cream handles, knobs, and foot ring. |  |
| 7536 | Dessert service. Earthenware. Elaborate compartmented print in black with border in a dark fuschia with straw banding and handles. Flower swags in centre filled with multicoloured enamels. Gilt edge, tracing on handles and moulding. |  |
| 8237 | Vase. Earthenware. Matt black ground with multicoloured printed floral design. Pale salmon and gilt handles and mouldings. |  |
| 8298 | Teapot. Earthenware. Matt black ground with multicoloured printed floral design. Iron-red edge. |  |
| 8466 | Dessert plate. Nine-lobed shape. Earthenware. 'Penang' print in flow-mulberry filled iron-red and multicoloured enamels. Opaque orange highlights. Brown edge. |  |
| 8723 | Tall dessert comport, oval dessert dish, dessert plate. Nine-lobed shape. Earthenware. 'Penang' print in flow-mulberry filled iron-red and multicoloured enamels. Gilt highlights & edge. |  |
| 9684 | Two teapots with different handles. Earthenware. Turquoise ground. 'Penang' print in flow mulberry filled with multicoloured enamels. Gilt edge, foot line, tracing on spout, handle and knob. Gilt highlights to print on one teapot only. |  |
| 9766 | Teapot. Earthenware. Turquoise ground. 'Penang' print in flow mulberry filled with multicoloured enamels. Gilt edge, foot line, tracing on spout, handle and knob. No gilt highlights to print. |  |
Bedford Works
Bedford Works, Hanley, Occupation Periods
| Edward John Ridgway | 1866-1867 | |
| E. J. Ridgway & Son | 1867-1872 | |
| Ridgway, Sparks, & Ridgway | 1873-1879 | |
| Ridgways | 1879-1916 | |
| Ridgways (Bedford Works) Ltd. | 1916-Oct.1952 | |
| Ridgway & Adderley Ltd. | Oct.1952-Jan.1955 | |
| Ridgway, Adderley, Booths, & Colcloughs Ltd. | Jan.1955-Feb.1955 | |
| Ridgway Potteries Ltd. | Feb.1955-1964 | |
| Allied English Potteries Ltd. | 1964-Dec.1972 |
On 1 January 1973 Allied English Potteries Ltd. was merged with Royal Doulton Tableware Ltd. and production under the Ridgway name effectively ceased.
The frontage on Bedford Road is still intact, as is some of the boundary wall. The rest has been demolished to make way for commercial premises. The Ridgway Memorial Chapel, built by Edward as a Methodist chapel, is now an Islamic centre.
Moulded patterns without a known pattern number
Dudson-Ridgway Jasper and Mosaic Wares
Numbered patterns 2/xxxx series
Numbered patterns 3/xxxx series
Numbered patterns 4/xxxx series
After the end of the 4/xxxx series the numbering was split into at least three groups:
E/ for ebony or jet wares; R/ for red or terracotta wares; i/ for ironstone or earthenwares.
Numbered patterns E/xxxx series
Numbered patterns R/xxxx series
Numbered patterns i/xxxx series
It is not yet clear whether the later 4-figure numbering system was a continuation of the i/xxxx with the prefix dropped, or whether it was a completely new series. Hopefully the appearance of further examples will settle the matter.
Numbered patterns 4-figure series
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| 'Humphrey's Clock' flow blue | Jardiniere. Earthenware. One of the 'Humphrey's Clock' set of prints in flow blue (see below). |  |
| "Humphrey's Clock" blue | Toy saucer, teapot, tea cup & saucer, muffin. Earthenware. "Humphrey's Clock" set of prints in blue (views from The Old Curiosity Shop). |  |
| "Oriental" blue gilt | Small soup plate, jug. Earthenware. William Ridgway Bell Works "Oriental" print in blue. |  |
| "Birmah" flow mulberry | Covered vegetable dish base. Earthenware. "Birmah" print in flow mulberry. |  |
| "Fern" green | Meat dish. Earthenware. "Fern" print in green |  |
| "Indus" brown | 8 inch muffin. Earthenware. "Indus" print in brown. |  |
| "Deak" | Meat dish. Earthenware. "Deak" print in black and iron-red. |  |
| "Prairie Flowers" brown. | 8 inch muffin. Earthenware. "Prairie Flowers" print in brown. |  |
| 'Willow' blue. | Gravy boat. Earthenware. 'Willow' print in blue. |  |
Moulded patterns without a known pattern number
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| 'Fluted Jug' chocolate | Jug. Earthenware. Enamelled in chocolate, light green, and cream. Gilt highlights. |  |
| 'Fluted Jug' white | Jug. Earthenware. Semi-matt white glaze. |  |
| 'Fluted Jug' blue | Jug with Britannia Metal lid. Earthenware. Enamelled in dark blue and pale yellow. Gilt highlights. |  |
Dudson-Ridgway Jasper and Mosaic Wares
Up to this point I have considered it fairly simple to distinguish the wares produced by Dudson and those by the Bedford Works. Basically, everything with a fractional pattern number was Ridgway, and everything else was Dudson. I was, however, confronted with a problem after reading Jewitt's The Ceramic Art of Great Britain (1878). Volume 2 describes the products of both the Ridgway Bedford Works and Dudson's Hope Street Works. Jewitt states that both factories produced moulded ware and mosaic ware, but only the Bedford Works produced jasper ware and jet ware, and he praises both wares with effusive language. Whilst the comment on jet or ebony ware was to be expected, that on jasper ware was not. All jasper wares were, up to now, thought to have been produced at Hope Street. Audrey Dudson has admitted that Dudson only started to advertise jasper wares in 1882. Until this apparent contradiction is resolved, I shall be listing the wares on the individual pages by type and number series rather than factory, and I will index the series from both the Dudson and Bedford Works entries.
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Patent Mosaic Series
| 2 | Water bottle. "Pompeii" shape. Red or terracotta ware. "Patent Mosaic" bands in white, pale blue, and straw with turned bands between. |  |
| 50 | Jug. "Milan" shape. White stoneware covered with blue slip with one "Patent Mosaic" band and six incised lines. Turned lower body. |  |
| 67 | Pillar candlestick. Sage stoneware with black & white "Patent Mosaic" bands. |  |
| 77 | Creamer. Black stoneware with white "Patent Mosaic" bands. |  |
| 98 jug | Jug with Britannia metal lid. Brown stoneware. Two bands of blue and white bead with cream link between. Smear glaze outside, full glaze inside. |  |
| 98 vase | Vase. Globular shape. Brown stoneware. Two bands of blue and white bead with cream link between. Smear glaze outside, full glaze inside. |  |
| 102 | Water Bottle. 'Pompeii' shape. Pale blue stoneware with black & white "Patent Mosaic" bands. |  |
| 104 | Jug. "Stourbridge" shape. White stoneware with pale blue "Patent Mosaic" bands. |  |
| 137 | Jug with Britannia Metal lid. "Stourbridge" shape. Grey stoneware with black & white "Patent Mosaic" bands. |  |
| 186 | Water bottle. "Pompeii" shape. Red or terracotta ware. "Patent Mosaic" bands in white & pale blue. |  |
| 301 | Jug with Britannia Metal lid. "Stourbridge" shape. Buff stoneware with blue & white "Patent Mosaic" bands. |  |
| 472 | Jug. "Stourbridge" shape. Grey stoneware incised with white "Patent Mosaic" lines. |  |
| 529 | Jug. "Victoria" shape. White stoneware with blue "Patent Mosaic" band and four incised black lines. Full glaze. |  |
| 632 | Jug. 'Victoria' shape. Grey stoneware with black & white "Patent Mosaic" bands. |  |
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Jasper Ware Impressed Number Series
| 1 | Two jugs, one with Britannia Metal lid. "Milan" shape. White stoneware covered with blue slip round neck. Turned lower body. Smear glaze outside, full glaze inside. |  |
| 5 | Jug. "Milan" shape. White stoneware covered with blue slip round neck, and white sprigging. Turned lower body. |  |
| 6 | Two jugs, one with Britannia metal lid. "Milan" shape. White stoneware covered with blue slip round neck, and white floral sprigging. Turned lower body. Smear glaze outside, full glaze inside. |  |
| 27 | Two jugs. "Milan" shape. White stoneware covered with blue slip and white foliate sprigs. (One impressed "E. J. RIDGWAY", the other plain.) |  |
| 47 | Jug. "Milan" shape. White stoneware covered with blue slip and classical sprigs. Turned lower body. |  |
| 48 | Jug. "Milan" shape. White stoneware covered with blue slip with three 'Patent Mosaic' bands. Turned lower body. |  |
| 50 | Jug. "Milan" shape. White stoneware covered with blue slip with one "Patent Mosaic" band and six incised lines. Turned lower body. | |
| 51 | Jug. "Milan" shape. White stoneware covered with blue slip and white leaf-like sprigs. |  |
| 52 | Two jugs. "Milan" shape. White stoneware covered with blue slip and white sprigs of Samuel & Eli on one side, and Hamlet on the other. |  |
| 77 | Jug. "Milan" shape. White stoneware covered with blue slip and white classical sprigs. |  |
| 79 | Jug. "Milan" shape. White stoneware with blue bands and turning. |  |
| 84 | 'Portland Vase.' White stoneware covered with blue slip and white sprigs. (Impressed "E. J. RIDGWAY.") |  |
| 198 | Jug. "Milan" shape. Buff stoneware with a green slip band and white festoon sprigging. |  |
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Jasper Ware Incised Number Series
| 8 | Jug. 'Milan' shape. White stoneware covered with blue slip round neck, and white vine leaf & grape sprigging. Turned lower body. |  |
| 24 | Teapot. White stoneware covered in brown slip with white 'classical figures and divisions' sprigging. |  |
| 80 | Jug. "Milan" shape. White stoneware covered with blue slip round neck, with white 'classical figures & divisions' sprigs. Turned lower body. |  |
| 161 | Teapot. "Wrexham" shape. White stoneware covered with blue slip and white 'classical figures & divisions' sprigs. |  |
| 229 | Jug. "Milan" shape. White stoneware covered with blue slip round neck, with white floral sprigs. Turned lower body. Smear glaze outside, full glaze inside. |  |
| 267 | Teapot. 'Dublin' shape. White stoneware covered with blue slip round top, with white 'classical figures & divisions' sprigs. Turned lower body. |  |
| 401 | Spill vase. Brown stoneware with white 'Wheatsheaf, Hops, & Divisions' sprigging. |  |
| 406 | Creamer. 'Dublin' shape. White stoneware covered with blue slip round top, with white 'classical figures & divisions' sprigs. Turned lower body. |  |
| 455 | Water bottle & stand. Brown stoneware with blue & white 'Fern & Bluebell' sprigging. |  |
| 467 | Rope handled jug. Brown stoneware, partly turned body with white ivy 'Allbine' sprigging. |  |
| 542 | Jug. Twisted-branch handled shape. White stoneware covered with blue slip and white 'Geranium' sprigging. |  |
| 544 | Jug. Low-bellied shape. White stoneware covered with blue slip and white 'Fern & Bluebell' sprigging. |  |
| 655 | Jug. Low-bellied shape. White stoneware covered with blue slip and white 'Wheatsheaf, Hops, & Divisions' sprigging. |  |
| 673 | Jug. Twisted-branch handled shape. Brown stoneware with pale blue and white 'Wheatsheaf, Hops, & Divisions' sprigging. |  |
| 858 | Jug. Twisted-branch handled shape. White stoneware, the neck covered with blue slip and white 'Festoon' sprigs. Turned lower body. |  |
| 889 | Cheese stand & cover. Grey stoneware. White sprigging in five medallions round cover, Greek key bands round top & bottom of cover, and round base. |  |
| 907 | Rope handled jug. White stoneware covered with blue slip and white ivy sprigging between two rows of sprigged feathered 's's. Partly turned body in basket weave effect. |  |
| 968 | Teapot. Crabstock shape. Grey stoneware with white vine swag and lion head 'Festoon' sprigs. |  |
| 969 | Rope handled jug (minus Britannia metal lid). Brown stoneware with white fern sprigs. |  |
| 990 | Jug. 'Milan' shape. White stoneware with drab vine leaf & grape sprigs. Turned lower body. |  |
| 992 | Two jugs with Britannia metal lids. 'Milan' shape. Grey-green stoneware with Greek key band rond neck, and turned lower body. |  |
| 996 | Rope handled jug. Brown stoneware with white 'Wheatsheaf, Hops, & Divisions' sprigging. |  |
| 998 | Rope handled jug. Brown stoneware with white fern 'Fern Wreath' sprigging. |  |
| 1052 | Water bottle. Brown stoneware with white fern 'Fern Wreath' sprigging. |  |
| 1182 | Rope handled jug. White stoneware covered with blue slip and white vine swag and lion head 'Festoon' sprigs. |  |
| 1222 | Jug. Quatrefoil handle shape. Brown stoneware with white 'Wheatsheaf, Hops, & Divisions' sprigging. |  |
| 1304 | Jug with Britannia Metal lid. Rope handled or 'Paxton' shape. Brown stoneware with white 'Cherubs' sprigging. |  |
| 1362 | Jug, Rope handled shape. White stoneware covered with blue slip and white classical figure sprigs. |  |
| 1388 | Jug. Rope handled or 'Paxton' shape. Steel blue stoneware with white classical figure reliefs. |  |
| 1405 | Phoenix or 'Wyvern' jug with hinged metal lid. Brown stoneware with white phoenix sprigging. |  |
| 1422 | Rope handled jug. Slate blue coloured earthenware with white floral sprigging. (Design registered by Ridgways, Bedford Works.) |  |
| 1436 | Rope handled jug. Brown stoneware with white 'Cherubs & Divisions' sprigging. |  |
| 1442 | Teapot. "Dublin" shape. Brown stoneware with white vine sprigging. Turned lower body. |  |
| 1530 | Jug. Rope handled style but with handle shaped like a branch. Brown stoneware covered with white humming bird sprigs. |  |
| 1531 | Jug. Rope handled style but with handle shaped like a branch. White stoneware covered with blue slip and white humming bird sprigs. |  |
| 1562 | Rope handled jug. Black stoneware with white vine swag and lion head 'Festoon' sprigs. |  |
| 1622 | Rope handled jug. Brown stoneware with white 'Chinese Figures' sprigging. |  |
| 1623 | Rope handled jug. Slate blue stoneware with white 'Chinese Figures' sprigging. |  |
| 1674 | Jug. Dragon handled square shape. Grey stoneware with white floral sprigging. |  |
| 1679 | Dragon handled square jug. Brown stoneware with white floral sprigging. |  |
| 1688 | Jug. 'Paxton' shape. Brown stoneware with white floral sprigging. (Design registered by Ridgways, Bedford Works.) |  |
| 3016 | Jug with Britannia Metal lid. 'Paxton' shape with cane handle. Grey stoneware with white 'Sacrifices & Trees' sprigging. (Impressed BPCo. for Brownhills Pottery Co.) |  |
| 3017 | Jug. 'Paxton' shape with cane handle. Brown stoneware with white 'Sacrifices & Trees' sprigging. (Impressed BPCo. for Brownhills Pottery Co.) |  |
| 3430 | Biscuit barrel (minus lid). White stoneware covered with blue slip and white classical sprigs. (Impressed BPCo. for Brownhills Pottery Co.) |  |
| 3535 | Jug with Britannia Metal lid. 'Paxton' shape with cane handle. Green stoneware with white 'Bird & Butterfly' sprigging. (Impressed BPCo. for Brownhills Pottery Co.) |  |
Numbered patterns 2/xxxx series
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| 2/166 | Four coffee cups. Earthenware. Transfer printed in black with birds, butterflies, insects &c. Filled with multicoloured enamels. |  |
| 2/2169 | Jug. 'Regalia' shape. Earthenware. Green lining round mouldings, foot line, tracing on handles. |  |
| 2/2281 table | Dessert plate. Earthenware. "Eugénie" print in flow mulberry, filled iron-red, rose, purple, green. Gilt highlights, edge line. |  |
| 2/2281 dessert | Round dessert comport. Nine-lobed shape. Earthenware. 'Eugénie' print in flow mulberry, filled iron-red, rose, purple, green. Gilt highlights, edge line, tracing on handles. |  |
| 2/2680 | Punchbowl. Earthenware. Chinese figures printed and filled with bright multiple colours against a white ground. Gilt edge and foot ring. |  |
| 2/2946 | Covered vegetable dish base. Earthenware. "Vesper" print in black filled green, iron-red, rose, purple. Gilt tracing on handles. |  |
| 2/3195 | Comport, dessert plate. Nine-lobed shape. Earthenware. 'Vesper' print in flow mulberry filled with multicoloured enamels. Gilt tracing on handles. |  |
| 2/3250 | Small size soup plate or soup twiffler. Earthenware. "Birmah" print in black, filled Mazarin blue, salmon, pale blue, iron-red, rose, purple, & green. Opaque orange highlights. Lustre edge. |  |
| 2/3641 | Jug. 'John Barleycorn' shape. Earthenware. Blue tracing on moulding. |  |
| 2/3827 | Jug with Britannia metal lid. Earthenware. Chinese figures printed and filled with bright multiple colours against a magenta ground. Gilt tracing round mouldings, and on handle. Gilt foot ring. |  |
| 2/3997 | Teapot. Eartenware. Matt black ground. Prints based on Flxman's illustrations of Homer's Iliad. Filled iron-red, buff, grey, purple. Iron-red edge, foot rim, tracing on handle. |  |
| 2/4309 | Jug. "Delhi" shape. Buff stoneware with white & blue "Patent Mosaic" bands. Added lines in red, green & gilt. Gilt edge, foot line, tracing on handle. |  |
| 2/4925 | Pot-pourri (minus pierced lid). Glazed parian (translucent). Chinese figures printed and filled with bright multiple colours against a white ground. Iron-red edge, foot ring, tracing on knob and handles. |  |
| 2/5368 | Teapot. Imperial shape. Earthenware. Black ground with multicoloured printed floral design. Gilt highlights. |  |
| 2/5457 | Creamer. Earthenware. Printed with exotic birds in multicoloured enamels against a black ground. Half black handle. Gilt highlights, edge, foot ring, tracing on handle. |  |
| 2/5496 | Teapot. Crabstock shape. Earthenware. Matt black ground with multicoloured floral design. Cream handle and spout. Gilt edge, highlighting, whorls on handle & spout. |  |
| 2/5609 | Two teapots. Crabstock shape. Earthenware. Matt black ground with multicoloured floral design. The first has cream handles & spout with black whorls, and the second salmon with white whorls. Red edge. |  |
| 2/6064 | Tea kettle. Ebony or jet ware. Decorated with wild flowers. Gilt foot line, edge line, tracing on handle, highlights on one side only. |  |
| 2/6493 | Teapot. Crabstock style but with plain rather than rustic handle and spout. Ebony or jet ware. White flowers and birds traced in pink. Gilt foot ring, tracing on handle. |  |
| 2/6583 | Soup plate. Earthenware. "Noma" print in flow mulberry, filled iron-red, rose, opaque orange, yellow green, blue green. Gilt highlights. |  |
| 2/7003 | Candle snuffers on stand. Ebony or jet ware. Printed geometric band in green and white between gold lines. Gilt edge, tracing on handles. |  |
| 2/7684 | Jug. Shell case shape. Earthenware. Chinese figures printed and filled with bright multiple colours against a dark green ground. Gilt edge, highlights, tracing on handle. |  |
| 2/7729 | Soup plate. Earthenware. "Nonpareil" border print in flow blue, filled Mazarin blue, golden brown, rose, iron-red, yellow green. Gilt highlights, edge and border lines. |  |
| 2/8158 | Jug. "Milan" shape. Red or terracotta ware. Cream neck band with multicoloured griffins and masks in Roman style. Greek key band round body in black, cream, & green. Black tracing on handle. |  |
Numbered patterns 3/xxxx series
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| 3/1189 | Teapot. Earthenware. Pink ground. "Penang" print in black filled with multicoloured enamels. Gilt edge, foot line, tracing on spout, handle and knob. |  |
| 3/1388 | Teapot. Oriental style printed floral decoration filled in Mazarine blue and iron-red with gilt highlights. Gilt edge. |  |
| 3/1723 | Teapot. Ebony or jet ware. Classical figures and borders printed in iron-red. Iron-red tracing on handle & knob. |  |
| 3/3920 | Goblet vase. Ebony or jet ware. Band of arabesque decoration round body in green, yellow and iron-red. Band of interlinked iron-red circles containing hexafoil yellow florets round foot and lip. Gilt edge band, band above arabesques, bands on neck, foot band. |  |
| 3/5014 | Creamer. Low-bellied shape. Redware with full glaze lining. Three bands of bead and line decoration, two with white beads, and the lower pale blue all with pale grey background between black lines. Between two upper bands a band of yellow slip lattice work. Yellow tracing on handle. |  |
| 3/5988 table | Toy muffin. Earthenware. Circlet of alternating single and triple flowers printed in black, filled brown, salmon, and green. Brown edge. |  |
| 3/5988 dessert | Toy square dessert dish, dessert plate. Earthenware. Circlet of alternating single and triple flowers printed in black, filled brown, salmon, and green. Brown detailing of edge mouldings and handles. |  |
| 3/5990 | Toy square dessert dish, dessert plate. Earthenware. Flower sprigs printed in pink and filled rose, purple, yellow, blue green, yellow green. Brown tracing on edge moulding and handles. |  |
| 3/6030 | Jug with Britannia Metal lid. 'Milan' shape. Earthenware. Black ground. Printed details from Flaxman's illustations of Homer's Iliad coloured in cream, iron-red & gilt. Greek key band round neck in cream & iron-red. Handle iron-red. Cream & gilt lip band. |  |
| 3/8582 | Dinner plate, soup plate, dessert plate, 8 inch muffin. Earthenware. "Oude" print in black filled with multicoloured enamels. |  |
| 3/8794 | Jug. 'Milan' shape. Ebony or jet ware. Chinese figures printed in iron-red with white highlights added. Jewelled circlet round neck in iron-red, white and turquoise. Gilt shoulder line, foot line, tracing on handles. |  |
| 3/9112 | Jug with Britannia Metal lid. Rope handled shape. Earthenware. Print of foxgloves and ferns filled with multicoloured enamels. Black and brown band above. Brown tracing on handle. |  |
| 3/9531 | Rope handled jug. Earthenware. Chinese figures printed and filled with bright multiple colours. Gilt edge, band round jug, tracing on handles. |  |
| 3/9532 | Three rope handled jugs. Ebony or jet ware. Assorted Chinese figures printed and filled with bright multiple colours. Gilt edge, band round jug, tracing on handles. |  |
| 3/9562 | Rope handled jug (minus Britannia-metal lid). Ebony or jet ware. Specimen white Freesia plant on both sides. Gilt line on band, tracing on handle. |  |
| 3/9565 | Two spill vases. Ebony or jet ware. Assorted Chinese figures printed and filled with multiple colours. Gilt edge, foot line. |  |
| 3/9961 | Soup plate. Earthenware. "Cenis" multicoloured print. |  |
| 3/9970 | Rope handled jug. Ebony or jet ware. "Cenis" multicoloured print. Gilt edge and tracing on handle. |  |
Numbered patterns 4/xxxx series
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| 4/2077 | Vase. Ebony or jet ware. Printed with apple-blossom filled pink, white and green. Gilt edge, foot line, lines round neck & pedestal, tracing on handles. |  |
| 4/2275 | Rope handled jug. Ebony or jet ware. Chinese figures printed in iron-red with white highlights added. Jewelled circlet round neck in iron-red, white and turquoise. Gilt shoulder line, tracing on handles. |  |
| 4/3905 jug | Rope handled jug. Ebony or jet ware. Printed design of cranes and plants filled with multicoloured enamels. Gilt edge, highlighting, tracing on handle. |  |
| 4/3905 candlestick | Pillar candlestick. Ebony or jet ware. Printed design of cranes and plants filled with multicoloured enamels. Gilt edge, highlighting. |  |
| 4/4215 | Teapot. 'Cambridge' shape. Ebony or jet ware. Printed floral design in multicoloured enamels. Gilt tracing on spout, handle, and round lid and neck. |  |
| 4/4268 | Rope handled jug. Ebony or jet ware. Printed floral design in white & black. Gilt edge, neck line, tracing on handles. |  |
| 4/4304 | Rope handled jug. Ebony or jet ware. Design of plants & butterflies in bright colours. Gilt edge & tracing on handle. |  |
| 4/4391 | Vase. Ebony or jet ware. Design of plants & butterflies in bright colours. Gilt edge, foot line, lines round neck & pedestal, tracing on handles. |  |
| 4/4555 | Cup & saucer. Ebony or jet ware. Design of plants in bright colours. Gilt edge, foot line, tracing on handle. |  |
| 4/4922 | Water bottle. Ebony or jet ware. Printed design of plants, bird & insect in bright colours. Gilt edge, shoulder line, foot line. |  |
| 4/4924 | Rope handled jug. Ebony or jet ware. Printed design of plants, bird & insect in bright colours. Gilt edge & tracing on handle. |  |
| 4/5120 | Tobacco jar with plated metal lid. Ebony or jet ware. Printed design of Chinese figures amongst palm trees on one side and amongst pavilions on the other. Gilt foot band and line. |  |
| 4/5124 | Rope handled jug. Ebony or jet ware. Printed design of Chinese figures amongst palm trees, with a bow, quiver & arrows in foreground. Gilt edge, tracing on handle. |  |
| 4/5156 | Comport. Print in brown with centre badge for "Great Southern and Western Railway" (New South Wales). Marone band in border. |  |
| 4/5162 | Dolphin handled moon flask. Ebony or jet ware. Printed design of Chinese figures amongst palm trees on one side and below a banner on the other. Gilt edge, handles, foot lines and band of imitation script. |  |
| 4/5443 | Rope handled jug missing pivoting metal lid. Ebony or jet ware. Printed design of cranes and plants filled with multicoloured enamels. Gilt edge, highlighting, tracing on handle. |  |
| 4/5900 | Rope handled jug. Ebony or jet ware. Printed design of plants and butterflies filled with multicoloured enamels. Gilt edge, highlighting, tracing on handle. |  |
| 4/6128 | Dolphin handled moon flask. Earthenware. Printed design of birds and flowers filled with multicoloured enamels. Handles blued. Gilt edge & footline, tracing on handles. |  |
| 4/6155 | Dolphin handled moon flask. Ebony or jet ware. Printed design of birds shells and fish filled with multicoloured enamels. Gilt edge, handles, decoration on foot. |  |
| 4/6183 | Water Bottle. Red or terracotta ware. Print of shells, storks, fish & plants filled with multicoloured enamels. Bands of green enamel on neck and stopper. |  |
| 4/6298 | Rope handled jug missing hinged metal lid. Ebony or jet ware. Printed design of various types of bird & plant, dragonflies and a snail. Gilt tracing on handle. |  |
| 4/6623 | Creamer. Low-bellied shape. Ebony or jet ware with earthenware slip liner. Cranes and reeds printed in iron-red on white slip. Gilt edge, tracing on lip and handle. |  |
| 4/6751 table | Dinner Plate. Earthenware. "Corey Hill" print in flow mulberry filled Mazarin Blue, iron-red, yellow-green, rose. Red edge. |  |
| 4/6751 tea | Tea cup & saucer. Earthenware. "Corey Hill" print in flow mulberry filled Mazarin Blue, iron-red, yellow-green, rose. Red edge. |  |
| 4/6752 | Small soup plate. Earthenware. "Penang" print in flow mulberry filled brown, opaque orange, iron-red, pale green, purple, yellow. Brown edge. |  |
| 4/7106 | Three jugs. Shell case shape. Earthenware. Pink ground. Chinese figures printed and filled with bright multiple colours. Black edge, foot ring, tracing on handles. |  |
| 4/7110 | Potpourri vase & cover. Ebony ware. Pattern of flowers, insects, & butterflies. Gilt edge, detailing on handles, knob & cover piercings, foot line. |  |
| 4/7206 | Jug, covered filter jug (minus cover). Rope handled shape. Earthenware. Storks, fish, shells, and plants printed in black, filled with multicoloured enamels. Turquoise edge and detailing of handles. |  |
| 4/7583 | Teapot. "Hawthornden" print in blue. Gilt tracing. |  |
Numbered patterns E/xxxx series: Ebony wares
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| E/2 | Rope handled jug drilled for Britannia metal lid, now missing. Ebony ware. Printed pattern of Chinese figures, birds, & bats. |  |
| E/3 tea | Teapot. Ebony ware. Printed pattern of Chinese figures with large hats, filled with multicoloured enamels. Gilt edge, tracing on handle, spout and knob. |  |
| E/3 jug | Rope handled jug missing pivoting metal lid. Ebony ware. Printed pattern of Chinese figures with large hats, filled with multicoloured enamels. Gilt edge, tracing on handle. |  |
| E/3 vase | Vase. Ebony ware. Printed pattern of Chinese figures with large hats, filled with multicoloured enamels. Gilt edge, tracing on handles. |  |
| E/6 | Water bottle (minus stopper). Ebony ware. Print of fish and bullrushes, filled with multicoloured enamels. Gilt edge, band round base of neck, foot line. |  |
| E/11 | Teapot. Arcaded in gilt with a turquoise dot in each arch. Gilt lines round body & knob. |  |
| E/42 | Rope handled jug missing pivoting metal lid. Ebony ware. 'Persia' print filled iron red, white, blue green, yellow. Gilt edge, highlighting, and detailing on handle. |  |
| E/83 | Rope handled jug with Britannia metal lid. Ebony ware. Floral print filled with multicoloured enamels. Gilt tracing on handle. |  |
Numbered patterns R/xxxx series: Red wares
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| R/49 | Rope handled jug. Red or terracotta ware. Printed design in black of plants and nesting birds filled with multicoloured enamels. Handle traced in black. |  |
| R/57 | Covered tobacco jar. Red or terracotta ware. Printed design in black of plants and birds filled with multicoloured enamels. |  |
| R/129 | Phoenix or wyvern jug. Dark red coloured earthenware. Phoenix reliefs enamelled in black. Gilt edge, tracing on handle. |  |
Numbered patterns i/xxxx series: Ironstone wares
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| i/3 | Rope handled covered filter jug. Earthenware. "Yeddo" print in brown highlighted in iron-red. Iron-red edge, tracing on handle. |  |
| i/8 | Soup plate, dessert plate. Earthenware. "Yeddo" print in brown highlighted in iron-red. |  |
| i/93 | Rope handled jug with hinged metal lid. Earthenware. Printed Japanese scene filled iron-red, salmon and gilt. Gilt tracing to handle. |  |
| i/267 | Rope handled jug with pivoting metal lid. Earthenware. "Yeddo" print in black. Pale blue ground with white reserves. Pinkish puce edge and detailing on handle. |  |
| i/287 table | Tall and flat covered bowls. Earthenware. 'Phlox' print in black, filled rose, pink, and blue-green. |  |
| i/287 tea | Two coffee cups & saucers. Earthenware. "Phlox" print in black, filled rose, pink, and blue-green. |  |
| i/493 | Covered filter jug. Dragon handled square shape. Earthenware. Dark pink ground. Printed aethetic Japonesque design of cranes and plants filled multicolour and gold. Gilt edge, tracing on handle. |  |
| i/530 | Rope handled jug. Earthenware. "Maidenhair Fern" print in gilt. Gilt edge, tracing on handle. |  |
| i/544 cheese stand | Cheese stand and cover. Earthenware. "Old Derby" print in red, filled Mazarin blue, iron-red & salmon. Gilt edge, highlights, detailing on knob. |  |
| i/544 jug | Jug. Dragon handled square shape. Earthenware. "Old Derby" print in red, filled Mazarin blue, iron-red & salmon. Gilt edge, highlights, detailing on handle. |  |
| i/586 | Jug with Britannia Metal lid. "Bethlehem Star" print in black, filled iron-red, pale blue, & buff. Gilt highlights, top & foot rings, tracing on handle. |  |
| i/861 | Jug. Dragon handled square shape. Earthenware. Printed with fish & other sea creatures, filled with multicoloured enamels. Gilt edge, tracing on handle. |  |
| i/1110 | Spittoon. Earthenware. "Simple" printed in red, filled iron-red. Iron-red edge. |  |
| i/1215 | Vase. Earthenware. Burgundy tapestry finish body with gilt flowers overall. Neck brown speckled with gold. Broad gold edge accentuating moulding. Gilt line between neck and body. |  |
| i/1891 | Rope handled jug. Earthenware. "Hixen" printed in brown, filled iron-red and buff. |  |
| i/2007 | Dragon handled square section jug. Earthenware. "Simple" printed in red, filled iron-red. Iron-red edge, tracing on handle. |  |
| i/2089 | Toy table service. Earthenware. "Daisy" printed in brown, flower heads filled alternating iron-red and powder-blue. |  |
Numbered patterns 4-figure series
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| 3430 | Rope handled jug. Earthenware. "Gainsborough" print in brown, filled Mazarin blue, iron-red, rose, yellow, brown. Gilt highlights. Mazarin blue handle. |  |
| 5063 | Bread & butter plate. Earthenware. John Ridgway 'Anglesey' print in black, filled rose, iron-red. buff, turquoise, yellow. Opaque orange edge & highlights. |  |
| 5619 | Pair of vases. "Budd" shape. 'Corey Hill' print in blue, filled iron-red and salmon. |  |
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