Description:
Press molded oval creamware basket with two u-shaped, molded scroll handles at either end, the oval basket curves in or tapers at the base, the edge of the basket is scalloped, there is pierced work along the top half of the basket in a repetitive leaf and star pattern, the base of the basket is molded in a woven reed or wicker pattern, the pierced work on this basket appears to be very even and may have been done mechanically. This piece is possibly made by either George William Senior or John Thomas Morton of Leeds and sold by the W.W. Slee Co., Leeds, England. In the late 19th and early 20th century, typical 18th century Leeds Pottery creamwares were produced by members of the Senior family, primarily James "Wraith" Senior (c.1854-1909) who worked over time with his sons, George William (1882-1970) and James Jr. (d.1917), and his brother-in-law, potter John Thomas Morton (1875-1956). Morton was an apprentice to James Senior circa 1888-1895, and returned to work with the Seniors from 1907 to circa 1913 when he left to establish his own pottery. James Senior made various types of pottery, including slipware and tiles, at different sites until sometime between 1888 and 1895, when he started producing creamwares in an 18th century style, many based on the products and some using the same molds from the Leeds factory of Hartley, Greens & Co. This basket does not appear in the 1913 Slee catalogue.
Subjects:
Pottery; glaze (coating by location) Link to share this object record:
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