English Staffordshire Syrup Pitcher w Pewter Lid Pink Moss Roses c 1878

Antiques : Ceramics, Porcelain : English

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This is a 19th century English Staffordshire syrup pitcher or jug. The date is circa 1878.

The pitcher is about 7 ¾” high and about 5 ¼” wide at the belly.

The porcelain is soft paste, a type of faience that is cream ware or earthenware.

The mold has a basket weave around the lower bottom and the upper neck, with a pink ground. The handle has raised lined looping into a bow and ribbon on the neck, and outlined in gold. The lid is pewter and is fastened onto the neck through holes drilled into the porcelain.

The pattern is one of pink roses, much like the moss rose patterns. There is a cluster of roses on each side of the pitcher. The leaves and foliage are blue, green, yellow and brown. I don’t see any outlines of a transfer or lithograph, so the flowers may be hand painted at the factory.

The mark on the bottom is either applied or molded. There is an emblem, followed by a registry mark, followed by a banner. The banner typically holds the name of a pattern, not the name of the maker. I can see enough of the registry mark to determine that the age date is 1878. I can’t read enough of the remainder of the mark to determine the maker with 100% accuracy. However it is the type of mark and type of item identifiable to John Maddock & Sons, or one of the potteries related to that maker.

There is some wear to the pink ground at the neck, and I show the flaw in a photo. There is a chip abrasion to the ridge around the belly, that a prior person has covered in gold enamel paint, and I show that flaw in another photo. The glazing has crazing, which is normal for Staffordshire pottery. There is age discoloration on the inside of the jug. There is some black on the upper handle where the pewter lid rests and rubs when open. There are no other chips or cracks. The pewter lid appears to be original and without any observable flaws.

Item ID: RL-224