Samuel Alcock
Horn of Plenty moulded Dessert Wares

This shape is illustrated by the pattern 2/5718 service in the article by Geoffrey & Alma Barnes in Geoffrey Godden (ed.), Staffordshire Porcelains (Granada, 1983), p.315, fig. 483.

 

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Pattern 2/3382

Pattern 2/3881

Pattern 2/4775

Pattern 2/4813

Pattern 2/5463

Pattern 2/5511

Pattern 2/5539

Pattern 2/5545

Pattern 2/5629

Pattern 2/5958

Pattern 2/6296

Pattern 2/6462

Pattern 2/6525

Pattern 2/6532

Pattern 2/6666

Pattern 2/7143

Pattern 2/9515

Pattern 3/5361

 

Pattern 2/3382

The dessert plate is 220mm in diameter. Bone china,

Alcock 2/3382 dessert plate 1 front

Alcock 2/3382 dessert plate 1 front detail

Alcock 2/3382 dessert plate 1 back

Alcock 2/3382 dessert plate 1 pattern number

The second dessert plate is 220mm in diameter. Bone china,

Alcock 2/3382 dessert plate 2 front

Alcock 2/3382 dessert plate 2 front detail

Alcock 2/3382 dessert plate 2 back

Alcock 2/3382 dessert plate 2 pattern number

The third dessert plate is 220mm in diameter. Bone china,

Alcock 2/3382 dessert plate 3 front

Alcock 2/3382 dessert plate 3 front detail

Alcock 2/3382 dessert plate 3 back

Alcock 2/3382 dessert plate 3 pattern number

Photos © Willa Latham ~ Gentle Rattle of China 2020

 

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Pattern 2/3881

The dessert plate. Bone china.

Pattern 2/3881 dessert plate front

Pattern 2/3881 dessert plate back

Pattern 2/3881 dessert plate pattern number

Photos © Grażyna Szymczak 2021

 

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Pattern 2/4775

The dessert plate is 230mm in diameter. Bone china.

Pattern 2/4775 dessert plate front

Pattern 2/4775 dessert plate front detail

Pattern 2/4775 dessert plate back

Pattern 2/4775 dessert plate pattern number

Photos © David Blakeman 2021

 

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Pattern 2/4813

The dessert plate is 220mm in diameter. Bone china,

Pattern 2/4813 dessert plate 1 front

Pattern 2/4813 dessert plate 1 front detail

Pattern 2/4813 dessert plate 1 back

Pattern 2/4813 dessert plate 1 pattern number

The dessert plate is 220mm in diameter. Bone china,

Pattern 2/4813 dessert plate 2 front

Pattern 2/4813 dessert plate 2 front detail

Pattern 2/4813 dessert plate 2 front detail 2

Pattern 2/4813 dessert plate 2 back

Photos © Willa Latham ~ Gentle Rattle of China 2021

 

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Pattern 2/5463

The leaf dessert dish is 260mm long, 230mm wide, and 60mm tall. Bone china.

Pattern 2/5463 leaf dessert dish 1 front

Pattern 2/5463 leaf dessert dish 1 front detail

Pattern 2/5463 leaf dessert dish 1 side

Pattern 2/5463 leaf dessert dish 1 back

Pattern 2/5463 leaf dessert dish 1 pattern number

The second leaf dessert dish is 260mm long, 230mm wide, and 60mm tall. Bone china.

Pattern 2/5463 leaf dessert dish 2 front

Pattern 2/5463 leaf dessert dish 2 front detail

Pattern 2/5463 leaf dessert dish 2 side

Pattern 2/5463 leaf dessert dish 2 back

Pattern 2/5463 leaf dessert dish 2 pattern number

Photos © Willa Latham ~ Gentle Rattle of China 2020

 

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Pattern 2/5511

The dessert plate. Bone china>

Pattern 2/5511 dessert plate front

Pattern 2/5511 dessert plate marks

The pattern number correction is unusual. Pattern 2/3881 may be seen above.

Photos © Maria Kultys 2021

 

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Pattern 2/5539

The dessert plate is 235mm in diameter. Bone china.

Alcock 2/5539 dessert plate front

Alcock 2/5539 dessert plate front detail

Alcock 2/5539 dessert plate back

Alcock 2/5539 dessert plate pattern number

Photos © Paul Mooney 2022

 

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Pattern 2/5545

The leaf dessert dish is 260mm in diameter including handle, 146mm base diameter, and 57mm tall. Bone china.

Alcock 2/5545 leaf dessert dish front

Alcock 2/5545 leaf dessert dish front detail

Alcock 2/5545 leaf dessert dish handle detail

Alcock 2/5545 leaf dessert dish side

Alcock 2/5545 leaf dessert dish base

Alcock 2/5545 leaf dessert dish marks

Photos © Claude Daniel Hester 2020

 

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Pattern 2/5629

This pattern appears to be the same as Pattern 2/6462 below. Whether this is an error or not will no doubt be shown by finding more pieces of the same two numbers.

The dessert plate is 230mm in diameter. Bone china.

Pattern 2/5629 dessert plate front

Pattern 2/5629 dessert plate front detail

Pattern 2/5629 dessert plate back

Pattern 2/5629 dessert plate pattern number

The pattern number is written in grey which makes it almost invisible. This is unusual as usually puce or a border colour was used.

Pattern 2/5629 dessert plate view title

Craigcrook Castle is in western Edinburgh.

Photos © Buckinghamshire Antiques 2021

 

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Pattern 2/5958

The dessert plate is 235mm in diameter. Bone china.

Pattern 2/5958 dessert plate 1 front

Pattern 2/5958 dessert plate 1 front detail

Pattern 2/5958 dessert plate 1 back

Pattern 2/5958 dessert plate 1 pattern number

The second dessert plate is 235mm in diameter. Bone china.

Pattern 2/5958 dessert plate 2 front

Pattern 2/5958 dessert plate 2 front detail

Pattern 2/5958 dessert plate 2 back

Pattern 2/5958 dessert plate 2 pattern number

Photos © David Blakeman 2021

 

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Pattern 2/6296

The dessert plate is 220mm in diameter. Bone china,

Alcock 2/6296 dessert plate 1 front

Alcock 2/6296 dessert plate 1 front detail

Alcock 2/6296 dessert plate 1 back

Alcock 2/6296 dessert plate 1 pattern number

The second dessert plate is 220mm in diameter. Bone china,

Alcock 2/6296 dessert plate 2 front

Alcock 2/6296 dessert plate 2 front detail

Alcock 2/6296 dessert plate 2 back

Alcock 2/6296 dessert plate 2 pattern number

Photos © Willa Latham ~ Gentle Rattle of China 2020

 

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Pattern 2/6462

This pattern appears to be the same as Pattern 2/5629 above. Whether this is an error or not will no doubt be shown by finding more pieces of the same two numbers.

The dessert plate is 230mm in diameter. Bone china.

Pattern 2/6462 dessert plate 1 front

Pattern 2/6462 dessert plate 1 front detail

Pattern 2/6462 dessert plate 1 back

Pattern 2/6462 dessert plate 1 marks

Stirling Castle is one of Scotland's royal residences.

The dessert plate is 230mm in diameter. Bone china.

Pattern 2/6462 dessert plate 3 front

Pattern 2/6462 dessert plate 3 front detail

Pattern 2/6462 dessert plate 3 back

Pattern 2/6462 dessert plate 3 pattern number

Pattern 2/6462 dessert plate 3 view title

Inveraray Castle is the seat of the Dukes of Argyll, chiefs of Clan Campbell. The view shows the original form of the castle as built in the 1740s. Later a third storey with dormer windows was added as well as conical roofs to the round towers.

Photos © Buckinghamshire Antiques 2021

 

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Pattern 2/6525

The dessert plate is 229mm in diameter. Bone china.

Pattern 2/6525 dessert plate front

Pattern 2/6525 dessert plate back

Pattern 2/6525 dessert plate pattern number

Photos © Jackie Casey 2022

 

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Pattern 2/6532

The dessert plate is 235mm in diameter. Bone china.

Pattern 2/6532 dessert plate front

Pattern 2/6532 dessert plate front detail

Pattern 2/6532 dessert plate back

Pattern 2/6532 dessert plate pattern number

Photos © Chris Holland 2023

 

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Pattern 2/6666

The dessert plate is 220mm in diameter. Bone china.

Pattern 2/6666 dessert plate front

Pattern 2/6666 dessert plate front detail

Pattern 2/6666 dessert plate back

Pattern 2/6666 dessert plate pattern number

Photos © Willa Latham ~ Gentle Rattle of China 2021

 

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Pattern 2/7143

The border gilding here is typical of the factory style. The pattern number is in puce, a common practice at the factory.

The dessert plate is 232mm in diameter. Bone china.

Alcock 2/7143 dessert plate 1 front

Alcock 2/7143 dessert plate 1 front detail

Alcock 2/7143 dessert plate 1 back

Alcock 2/7143 dessert plate 1 pattern number

The second dessert plate is also 232mm in diameter. Bone china.

Alcock 2/7143 dessert plate 2 front

Alcock 2/7143 dessert plate 2 front detail

Alcock 2/7143 dessert plate 2 back

Alcock 2/7143 dessert plate 2 pattern number

Photos © Angela Grant 2018

 

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Pattern 2/9515

This piece is extremely unusual, both because of its small size, and because it is not pierced.

The 4 inch muffin is 95mm in diameter. Bone china.

Pattern 2/9515 muffin front

Pattern 2/9515 muffin front detail

Pattern 2/9515 muffin back

Pattern 2/9515 muffin pattern number

Photos © Bonnie Jean Seiwell ~ Lady in Decadence 2023

 

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Pattern 3/5361

The oval dessert dish is 279mm long and 216mm wide. Bone china.

Pattern 3/5361 oval dessert dish front

Pattern 3/5361 oval dessert dish front detail

Pattern 3/5361 oval dessert dish handle detail

Pattern 3/5361 oval dessert dish side

Pattern 3/5361 oval dessert dish pattern number

Photos © Jodi Muñoz 2021

 

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