- British Anchor Pottery Co. Ltd.
- 109, Rd. 31 March 1881
- Earthenware
- 9.25 x 9.25 in (23.5 x 23.5 cm)
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Not For Sale
Plate, 9.25 inches diameter. The printed mark shows the pattern name "109" at the top and the hand-painted pattern number 1624/1 at the bottom. The registry diamond dates this pattern to 31 March 1881, the date that J. T. Hudden registered a printed design. The plate was produced 1884-1890. The initials of the British Anchor Pottery Co. Ltd. are seen under the registry because that is where J. T. Hudden was in business from 1874-1885. This pattern depicts a landscape consisting of a leafless tree on the left, spreading its branches towards the upper right. Trailing down from the top are long leafy stems of pink, blue, and yellow flowers. There are also pink flowers and grasses growing from the ground at the bottom. All this foliage frames a large semi-circular cartouche in the bottom center. The cartouche is framed by a crosshatch pattern and features a countryside scene. A man boats on a pond in the woods with a castle in the far distance.
J. T. Hudden established a factory at the British Anchor Works in Anchor Road, c.1874-1884. He was recorded as an 'important manufacturer.' In 1881 Hudden was 65 years old and his works employed 100 people. Hudden was made bankrupt in 1883 and around 1884 the works were taken over and became "British Anchor Pottery Co. Ltd." The British Anchor Pottery used Rawland & Marsellus Co. for exports to America.
- Subject Matter: Aesthetic (Cartouche)
- Collections: Aesthetic Transferware, British Anchor Pottery Co. Ltd.