Topic: Sowerby boat ???

[malcmat]

Hi, having read through the past threads re sowerby boats in GMB i am in a quandary if this piece is genuine.
I am not sure of the shape / decade and there is no RD number on the body.
I wish to sell the item but need to know if it is a genuine sowerby boat.
Your input would be most grateful

[Sid]

Hello

It is Sowerby's No. 1874 pattern.  It came in several sizes.  Mine is not marked either.

Sid

[Bernard C]

Note that the 1874 is a Sowerby pattern number, not a date.   Sowerby pattern numbers are sequential, so caught up with and overtook the date in 1886.

The 1874 boat was a registered design, No. 42947 of 10 February 1886.   I know of at least four sizes, 4½", 10", 12", and 16" (Thompson p25), and I am sure I've seen an 8" or thereabouts.

Sowerby registered a dish in the same 1874 pattern a month later on 11 March 1886, Reg. No. 44659.   Possibly the boat registration was too specific and excluded other shapes.   The archives at Kew might provide an explanation.

Bernard C. 

[malcmat]

Many thanks Bernard C and Sid your knowledge is much appreciated.