Church Works and Bedford Works
Vine-handled Jugs

Godden illustrates a jug of this shape as a line drawing of a jug with a 'Royal Lily' print from the Art Journal magazine for October 1849 in his Ridgway Porcelains (1985) p.165.

 

William Ridgway, Son, & Co.
E. J. Ridgway & Abington

White stoneware

'Royal Lily'

"Whampoa"

Pattern 1969 'Royal Lily'

Pattern 2434

Pattern 2568

Pattern 2665

Pattern 3275

E. J. Ridgway & Son

Pattern 3/4069

 

White stoneware

The jug with Britannia Metal lid is 248mm tall. White stoneware.

Vine white jug right side

Vine white jug handle side

Vine white jug handle detail

Vine white jug mould line detail

Vine white jug base

The "24" is probably a size marker, though it seems high for the size of jug.

Photos © Leslie LeFevre-Stratton 2022

 

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'Royal Lily'

The jug is 248mm tall. Earthenware.

Royal Lily left side

Royal Lily right side

Royal Lily handle side

Royal Lily top left handle detail

Royal Lily bottom left handle detail

Royal Lily base

Royal Lily impressed mark

Photos © Margie Myhr 2022

 

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"Whampoa"

For Dillwyn version of the same print see Dillwyn & Co. page.

The jug is 229mm tall, 152mm lip to handle, and the base is 95mm in diameter. Earthenware.

Whampoa jug left side

Whampoa jug lip side

Whampoa jug right side

Whampoa jug handle side

Whampoa jug top

The top has been drilled to take a Britannia metal lid, but that has not survived, if it was ever fitted.

Whampoa jug base

Photos © Jackie Casey 2021

 

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Pattern 1969 'Royal Lily'

The jug is 230mm tall. Earthenware.

Pattern 1969 jug left side

Pattern 1969 jug lip side

Pattern 1969 jug handle side

Pattern 1969 jug base

Pattern 1969 jug marks

Photos © Jim Jackson 2022

 

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Pattern 2434

The jug is 216mm tall. Earthenware.

Pattern 2434 jug left side

Pattern 2434 jug lip side

Pattern 2434 jug right side

Pattern 2434 jug handle side

Pattern 2434 jug base

Pattern 2434 jug marks

Photos © Margie Myhr 2022

 

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Pattern 2568

The jug with Britannia Metal lid is 184mm tall. Earthenware.

Pattern 2568 jug left side

Pattern 2568 jug left side detail

Pattern 2568 jug lip side

Pattern 2568 jug right side

Pattern 2568 jug right side detail

Pattern 2568 jug handle side

Pattern 2568 jug handle side detail

Pattern 2568 jug handle side detail 2

Pattern 2568 jug base

Pattern 2568 jug marks

Photos © Jackie Casey 2022

 

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Pattern 2665

The jug is 254mm tall. Earthenware.

Pattern 2665 jug left side

Pattern 2665 jug left side detail

Pattern 2665 jug lip side

Pattern 2665 jug right side

Pattern 2665 jug right side detail

Pattern 2665 jug handle side

Pattern 2665 jug handle side detail

Pattern 2665 jug handle side detail 2

Pattern 2665 jug base

Pattern 2665 jug marks

Photos © Jackie Casey 2022

 

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Pattern 3275

The jug is 210mm tall. Earthenware.

Pattern 3275 jug left side

Pattern 3275 jug lip side

Pattern 3275 jug right side

Pattern 3275 jug handle side

Pattern 3275 jug handle detail

Pattern 3275 jug handle detail 2

Pattern 3275 jug handle detail 3

Pattern 3275 jug top

Pattern 3275 jug base

Pattern 3275 jug marks

Photos © Shaun Jones 2022

 

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Pattern 3/4069

The jug is 203mm tall. Earthenware.

Pattern 3/4069 jug left side

Pattern 3/4069 jug right side

Pattern 3/4069 jug handle side

Pattern 3/4069 jug base

Pattern 3/4069 jug pattern number

The impressed "BB" is probably a body indicator. The impressed "1 7" has the look of a date code but how to read it is uncertain. The impressed "5" is probably a moulder's tally mark.

Photos © K D Duquet 2024

 

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