- Tundley, Rhodes & Procter
- Berlin, Rd. 3 November 1879
- Earthenware
- 8.5 x 5.75 in (21.59 x 14.61 cm)
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Not For Sale
Tray, 8.5 x 5.75 inches. Blue transfer. Printed maker's mark for Tundley, Rhodes & Procter. The registry diamond indicates a registration date of 3 November 1879. This is a lush pattern with a large cluster of morning glories or trumpet-like flowers at the bottom mixed with grasses and leaves. A large palm frond arches over the the vine and six butterflies hover above.
The Swan Bank Pottery passed successively through the hands of Thomas Edwards, Messrs. Pinder Bourne & Co, Messrs. Beech and Hancock, now of Tunstall, and Messrs. Hancock, Whittingham and Hancock, now of Stoke. In 1873 they came into the hands of Messrs. Tundley, Rhodes and Procter. The goods produced were printed enameled and gilt earthenware of the useful classes in all the usual services for the Russian and South American markets.
- Subject Matter: Aesthetic (Nature)
- Collections: Aesthetic Transferware, Tundley, Rhodes & Procter