Blue Transfer Standard Willow Pattern Commemorative Jug, England, c. 1802, earthenware baluster-shape jug on pedestal base, printed in blue underglaze, standard geometric border on rim, bowtie border on inner rim and base, initials “IC” and the date “1802” hand-painted under the spout, wheel and spoke blue printer’s mark on base, ht. 9 in.
Provenance: The Zeller Collection.
Literature: Featured in
Extraordinary British Transferware, 1780-1840, by R. & R. Halliday, p. 237, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., and in
Chinoiserie: Printed British Ceramics in the Chinese Style, 1750-1900, p. 176, by R. Halliday and L. Zeller, Gomer Press, 2018.
Condition
Condition: Very good condition with no evidence of damage or repairs.
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