- William Alsager Adderley & Co.
- Anglais (Hughenden Manor), Rd. 20 October 1883
- Earthenware
- 9.5 x 6.5 in (24.13 x 16.51 cm)
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Not For Sale
Tureen lid, 9.5 x 6.5 inches. The printed series name "Anglais" is on the back along with the diamond registry date October 20, 1883, the date that William Alsager Adderley registered the series. The pattern features a view of Hughenden Manor, which is a red brick Victorian mansion, located near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. In the 19th century it was the country house of the Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield. Opposite the cartouche of the manor is another cartouche filled with a bouquet of yellow flowers with songbird in flight displaying the words "Hughenden Manor" in a banner. The source print for the image of the manor is a chromolithograph from Morris, "Picturesque Views of Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland" (1880), vol. 5 and not dated.
In 1853 the lease of the Daisy Bank Pottery was sold to Messrs. Hulse Nixon and Adderley. The freehold of the premises was afterwards purchased from John Edward Heathcote Esq. by Hulse Nixon and Adderley. In 1869 Mr. Nixon died and the firm was changed to Hulse and Adderley and so continued until 1874 when Mr. Hulse having died in the preceding year, it was altered to that of William A. Adderley who was the surviving partner and then the sole proprietor of the place. The productions were china and earthenware for the home. The markets were Canada, West India, South America, Australia, New Zealand, and the operations were conducted on a large scale. Adderley’s usual trademark was a ship in full sail.
- Subject Matter: Aesthetic (Cartouche)
- Collections: Aesthetic Transferware, William Alsager Adderley & Co.