Topic: Possible Richardsons jug.

[keith]

Thanks all, yes I've seen the jug in Charles's book, very nice, Richardsons or not it's one of my favourite pieces 

[flying free]

Pellatt used this technique - see large oil lamps plate 250  page 261 same book.

[NevB]

Also on P.109 of Hajdamach there is a jug with what appears to be the same shape, handle and star-cut base but a different floral decoration.

[Ekimp]

Nev, the book arrived ok and seems to be working.

[NevB]

Yes Ekimp, and I got it for half price because it was sold as "very good" condition but had some damage to one corner  .

[flying free]

Richardson's port glass with the leaves decoration here in the collection:

https://www.blackcountryhistory.org/collections/getrecord/DMUSE_BH950a

[Ekimp]

The leaf decoration does look the same on that glass but they are quite vague on maker and date. The only reference to the maker seems to be “Related People: possibly Richardson or Webb”....so possibly not and they date it very loosely as Victorian.

[flying free]

Yes you're right - it came up under  Richardson search and I was looking for something else but just noticed it (didn't read properly)

Very vague isn't it - could be anyone     Something I'm finding a lot in searches at the moment.

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[keith]

The wine glass is very similar, when all this virus thing is over, who knows when that'll be !  I'll have to go to the Archives and see what they have on Richardsons.

[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