- Wallace & Chetwynd
- Unnamed (Windmill), c. 1881-1901
- Earthenware
- 9 x 9 in (22.86 x 22.86 cm)
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Not For Sale
Plate, 9 inches diameter. Brown transfer. Printed maker's mark for Wallace & Chetwynd of the Harker Potteries in East Liverpool, Ohio, USA. This pattern features a flowering branch placed along the bottom and right sides of the form. Two overlapping multi-lobed cartouches are superimposed over the bottom of the branch. One features stylized flowers and geometric shapes and the other features a landscape with a windmill. Two songbirds fly to the left of the flowering branch and two overlapping circular cartouches sit at the top left. One is filled with an arabesque pattern and the other with a highly-stylized flower.
Founded by a Mr. Wallace and Joseph Chetwynd, the Wallace & Chetwynd Co. (1881-1901) operated in the former Harker "Wedgewood" pottery. The facility was renamed "Colonial." Mr. Chetwynd was a Staffordshire potter who had been employed as a manager and modeler in the Cockson & Chetwynd Pottery. The Colonial Pottery was noted for the excellence of their ironstone.
- Subject Matter: Aesthetic (Cartouche)
- Collections: American Transferware (1800-1930), Wallace & Chetwynd