Description:
English whiteware candlestick decorated with pink lustre with spatter work in primarily purple, grey, and gold, which has an impressed "DAVENPORT" curving over an anchor marked"4" and "0" on the base. After a partnership with Thomas Wolfe at the Islington China Works in Liverpool, John Davenport (1765-1848) took over John Brindley's Longport factory in 1784 where he produced both pottery and glass until he retired in 1830. The pottery was continued by his sons, Henry and William, but was in poor financial state under William's son, Henry, finally failing in 1887. The firm seems to have been been meticulous in marking its wares. The standard impressed mark consisted of the name Davenport curving above an anchor, with the name in lower case letters up to about 1815, but thereafter in capital letters. After about 1830, numbers were impressed on either side of the anchor to give the date of potting, such as the "4" and "0" for 1840. A wide variety of printed marks were used after 1830, almost invariably including simply the surname Davenport rather than any identifying initials. The place, Longport, also appears in later marks. The style of the printed cartouches as with the patterns, tended to follow current fashion. The candlestick has a round and flared candlecup, slightly tapered column, and circular stepped base with a plain round rim.
Subjects:
Pottery; glaze (coating by location) Link to share this object record:
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