- Edge, Malkin & Co.
- Tonquin, Rd. 2 July 1883
- Earthenware
- 8.5 x 8.5 in (21.59 x 21.59 cm)
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Not For Sale
Plate, 8.5 inches diameter. Brown transfer with polychrome clobbering. Printed and impressed maker's marks for Edge, Malkin & Co. This registry diamond indicated a pattern registration date of 2 July 1883. This dense pattern is divided into horizontal thirds. The bottom third is divided into six sections filled with stylized floral patterns, geometric patterns, and two with songbirds perched in foliage. The top two-thirds of the pattern features a shoreline with several flowering plants and one large palm tree. There is a small sailboat on the water with a setting/rising sun in the background. Two songbirds, a butterfly, and a large crane fly above. To the right of this scene is a circular cartouche with an image of a songbird perched on a flowering branch on the shore of the sea.
The partners of Edge, Malkin & Co. were Joseph Edge, William Millett Edge, John Wilcox Edge, and James Malkin. In 1892 John Wilcox Edge retired from the business. In 1893 James Malkin retired and William Spencer Millett Edge joined the business. In 1894 Sydney Malkin left the partnership and the business was continued by the Edge family alone - the name Edge, Malkin & Co was continued. By 1902 the business was bankrupt and went into voluntary liquidation. S. Webster Dean (who was the chairman of Edge, Malkin & Co.) continued the business until 1910.
- Subject Matter: Aesthetic (Cartouche)
- Collections: Aesthetic Transferware, Edge, Malkin & Co.