- Thomas Till & Sons
- Simoda, c. 1880-1890
- Earthenware
- 5.75 x 5.75 in (14.61 x 14.61 cm)
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Not For Sale
Bowl, 5.75 inches diameter. Black transfer with polychrome clobbering. Printed maker's mark for Thomas Till & Sons. This pattern features a selection of cartouches paired with a variety of flowers. The largest cartouche is circular and contains a butterfly.
Of very old foundation, the Sytch Pottery was many years ago worked by Messrs. Keeling. The Sytch Pottery passed successively into the hands of Mr. R. Hall and Messrs. J. Hall & Sons. About 1832 Messrs. Barker, Sutton & Till took to the works, but at subsequent periods Mr. Barker and Mr. Sutton withdrew from the partnership. From 1850 it remained in the hands of Mr. Thomas Till, who was joined in partnership with his sons and the firm became Thomas Till & Sons. Besides earthenware of the usual average quality in which services and innumerable useful articles were made by them, Messrs. Till produced colored bodies of various kinds (cane, sage, drab, and lilac); stoneware of a hard and durable kind for jugs etc.; jet-glazed ware; terra cotta; enameled ware; and various colored lustres. These were principally intended for the home trade. At the Paris Exhibition of 1855 the firm received a certificate of merit.
- Subject Matter: Aesthetic (Cartouche)
- Collections: Aesthetic Transferware, Thomas Till & Sons