Topic: Possible Richardsons jug.

[flying free]

This kind of decoration was very 'in vogue' c. 1851 Great Exhibition.  I can't remember the name of the designer but someone commissioned Richardson's/ other makers I think, to produce something naturalistic.  I'd need to look up the details but it was a 'thing' around this time.

So, for example, on page 183 of The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, they show a number of items from Rice Harris & son, Islington Glassworks Birmingham including a jug and goblet in opaque white glass decorated with enamelled reeds and gilt highlighted in a similar design:

https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Art_Journal_Illustrated_Catalogue/f0EHIyNi3uAC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=The+art+journal+1849&printsec=frontcover

mm, I've just come across something that might link that jug and goblet set that I pointed to in the above Illustrated Catalogue of the Great Exhibition, to Bacchus rather than Rice Harris. 

This is a link to a
'Catalogue of Specimens of Recent British Manufactures Received in Competition for the Society's Special Prizes
Session 1849-1850'

https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Catalogue_of_Specimens_of_Recent_British/nkbp-Bq5qDQC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=english+opal+glass&printsec=frontcover

From page 12 onwards there are numerous items listed from J. F. Christie  (I think this often appears as Christy Stangate in the V&A - just noting that for future search ease) but also please note item 166:

'166.  Water Jug and GOBLET, cased with Enamel on Green Glass, Bulrush Pattern , manufactured and exhibited by Messrs. Bacchus and Sons.'

[keith]

That would be nice, Bacchus  another possibility but I think Richardsons is most likely, I think 

[flying free]

Yes but it does give a time frame - perhaps 1849 then?

[keith]

Shall have to find time for more research, my other interests have been taking up my time recently