Description:
English Staffordshire jug decorated with a blue transfer print and printed on the base, "Goggerddan/ Cardiganshire/ Riley". John (d. c.1823) and Richard (d.1828) Riley began potting at the Nile Street Works, Burslem, around 1802 until they rebuilt and moved to the Hill Works in 1814, where the works remained open until about 1828 when Richard died. They produced a large quantity of good quality printed wares, and were probably the first to used the term "semi-china" to describe their type of earthenware. English potters were making tablewares in order to capture the American market; Staffordshire potters such as Riley, Davenport, Clews, and Wedgwood, were exporting these "Anglo-American" wares, often using historical subjects, including people, views, and events. Most were made from 1800-1850, with the largest production after the War of 1812. The short, straight neck and deeply curved spout are decorated with a scolled, diapered, and flowered border; the bulbous body has a landscape scene of "Goggerddan, Cardiganshire" (a seat three miles north east of Aberystwyth, Wales), with houses, pastures with cows, and sheep, and hills in the background. The straight sides of the attached handle form a square. Gogerddan (note correct spelling) was the family seat of the Pryse family, former Princes of Wales, from the 11th century. Plas Gogerddan (In English - Gogerddan Place) was built in 1460 and a terraced front added in the 17th century. It remained in the possession of the Pryse family until 1949 and is now the home of the Institute of Environmental and Grassland Development.
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Pottery; glaze (coating by location) Link to share this object record:
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