- Green & Clay
- Unnamed (Fans & Flowers), 1891
- Earthenware
- 6.5 in (16.51 cm)
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Not For Sale
Pitcher, 6.5 inches tall. Brown transfer. Printed maker's mark for Green & Clay. This small pitcher has three overlapping fans with different designs, backed by sprays of flowers and leaves. The round fan has three butterflies pictured while the other two have either flowers or geometric designs. The reverse side of the pitcher features only flowers and leaves.
Green & Clay was an earthenware and china manufacturer at the Stafford Street Works in Longton, Staffordshire, England. The partners were William Green and Alfred John Clay. Previously they had been in partnership with Charles Richard Clark as Green, Clark & Clay. Clark left the partnership in February 1883 and the business continued as Green & Clay. Around 1891 William Green left and Alfred J. Clay continued.
- Subject Matter: Aesthetic (Japonesque)
- Collections: Aesthetic Transferware, Green & Clay