Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Glossary
- 1 JUG: Scarborough, Yorkshire, c. 1250–1300
- 2 DRINKING POT: probably English, c. 1545–60
- 3 FLAGON: probably Derbyshire or Staffordshire, c. 1630–60
- 4 BOTTLE: Christian Wilhelm, Southwark, 1628
- 5 DISH: Southwark, 1651
- 6 JUG: probably Harlow, Essex, c. 1630–60
- 7 TWO-HANDLED TYG: probably Henry Ifield, Wrotham, Kent, 1668
- 8 TULIP CHARGER: London, 1661
- 9 ‘NOBODY’: London, 1675
- 10 DISH: Thomas Toft, Staffordshire, c. 1662–85
- 11 POSSET POT AND SALVER: London or Bristol, 1685 and 1686
- 12 CISTERN: London, perhaps Norfolk House, Lambeth, c. 1680–1700
- 13 BOTTLE: John Dwight, Fulham, c. 1689–94
- 14 MUG: David and John Phillip Elers, probably Bradwell Wood, Staffordshire, c. 1691–8
- 15 JUG: Staffordshire c. 1680–1710
- 16 COVERED CUP WITH FOUR HANDLES AND A WHISTLE: probably South Wiltshire, 1718
- 17 DISH: Samuel Malkin, Burslem, c. 1720–30
- 18 SIX CHINOISERIE TILES: Bristol or London, c. 1720–50
- 19 PUNCH BOWL AND COVER: Liverpool, 1724
- 20 HUNTING MUG: probably Vauxhall Pottery, 1730
- 21 TWO-HANDLED LOVING CUP: probably Nottingham or Crich, 1739
- 22 MILK JUG AND TEAPOT: Staffordshire, c. 1725–45 and c. 1740–50
- 23 PEW GROUP: Staffordshire, c. 1740–50
- 24 BEAR JUG OR JAR: Staffordshire, c. 1740–70
- 25 CAMEL AND MONKEY OR SQUIRREL TEAPOTS: Staffordshire, c. 1750–5
- 26 JUG: Staffordshire, c. 1755–65
- 27 DISH: Liverpool, c. 1755–60
- 28 TEABOWL, SAUCER AND COFFEE POT: Staffordshire, c. 1750–65
- 29 COFFEE POT: Staffordshire, 1760
- 30 TEAPOT: probably Josiah Wedgwood, Burslem, c. 1759–66
- 31 TUREEN: Staffordshire, c. 1760–5
- 32 TEAPOT: Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, printed in Liverpool by Guy Green, c. 1775–80
- 33 JUG: Yorkshire, 1780
- 34 CENTREPIECE: probably Leeds Pottery, Yorkshire, c. 1780–1800
- 35 STGEORGE AND THE DRAGON: Staffordshire, c. 1780–1800
- 36 TOBY JUG: c. 1790–1810
- 37 DEMOSTHENES: Enoch Wood, Burslem, c. 1790–1810
- 38 ERASMUS DARWINS PORTLAND VASE COPY: Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, c. 1789–90
- 39 TEAPOT: probably Sowter & Co., Mexborough, Yorkshire, c. 1800–11
- 40 OBELISK: Bristol Pottery, Temple Back, Bristol, 1802
- 41 DINNER PLATE: Spode, Stoke-on-Trent, c. 1806–33
- 42 GARNITURE OF FIVE COVERED VASES: Richard Woolley, Lane End Longton, c. 1810–12
- 43 JUG: probably Staffordshire or Liverpool, c. 1810–20
- 44 DISH: Leeds Pottery, Yorkshire, C. 1815-20
- 45 ‘PERSWAITION’: probably john Walton, Burslem, c. 1815–25
- 46 VASE AND COVER WITH PAGODA FINIAL Charles James Mason & Co., Fenton Stone Works, Lane Delph, Fenton, c. 1826–45
- 47 FLASK IN THE SHAPE OF A GIRL HOLDING A DOVE: James Bourne & Co., Denby or Codnor Park, c. 1835–40
- 48 THE ‘BULRUSH’ WATER JUG: Ridgway & Abington, Hanley, c. 1848–60
- 49 POT-LID: T.J. & J. Mayer, Dale Hall Pottery Longport, Burslem, 1851
- 50 EWER AND BASIN: Minton, Stoke-on-Trent, 1856
- 51 THE PRINCESS ROYAL AND PRINCE FREDERICK WILLIAM OF PRUSSIA: Staffordshire, 1857
- 52 JUG: John Phillips Hoyle, Bideford, North Devon, 1857
- 53 GIANT TEAPOT: probably Church Gresley or Woodville, Derbyshire, 1882
- 54 FLAGON: Doulton & Co., Lambeth; decorated by George Tinworth, 1874
- 55 TILE PICTURE: William De Morgan & Co., Sands End Pottery, Fulham, c. 1888–97
- 56 OWL: Martin Brothers, Southall, modelled by Robert Wallace Martin, September, 1903
- 57 HOP JUG: Belle Vue Pottery, Rye, Sussex, 1899
- 58 VASE: designed by William Moorcroft for James Macintyre & Co., Washington Works, Burslem, and made there or at Cobridge c. 1911–13
- 59 DISH: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Etruria; decorated by Alfred Powell, c. 1908
- 60 JUG: Royal Doulton, Burslem, c. 1930–40
- 61 DINNER PLATE: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Barlaston, 1955
- 62 PAGODA-LIDDED BOWL: Bernard Leach, StIves, Cornwall, c. 1960–5
- 63 VASE: Hans Coper, c. 1966–70
- 64 DEEP-SIDED BOWL ON A HIGH FOOT: Alan Caiger-Smith, Aldermaston Pottery, 1981
51 - THE PRINCESS ROYAL AND PRINCE FREDERICK WILLIAM OF PRUSSIA: Staffordshire, 1857
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 September 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Glossary
- 1 JUG: Scarborough, Yorkshire, c. 1250–1300
- 2 DRINKING POT: probably English, c. 1545–60
- 3 FLAGON: probably Derbyshire or Staffordshire, c. 1630–60
- 4 BOTTLE: Christian Wilhelm, Southwark, 1628
- 5 DISH: Southwark, 1651
- 6 JUG: probably Harlow, Essex, c. 1630–60
- 7 TWO-HANDLED TYG: probably Henry Ifield, Wrotham, Kent, 1668
- 8 TULIP CHARGER: London, 1661
- 9 ‘NOBODY’: London, 1675
- 10 DISH: Thomas Toft, Staffordshire, c. 1662–85
- 11 POSSET POT AND SALVER: London or Bristol, 1685 and 1686
- 12 CISTERN: London, perhaps Norfolk House, Lambeth, c. 1680–1700
- 13 BOTTLE: John Dwight, Fulham, c. 1689–94
- 14 MUG: David and John Phillip Elers, probably Bradwell Wood, Staffordshire, c. 1691–8
- 15 JUG: Staffordshire c. 1680–1710
- 16 COVERED CUP WITH FOUR HANDLES AND A WHISTLE: probably South Wiltshire, 1718
- 17 DISH: Samuel Malkin, Burslem, c. 1720–30
- 18 SIX CHINOISERIE TILES: Bristol or London, c. 1720–50
- 19 PUNCH BOWL AND COVER: Liverpool, 1724
- 20 HUNTING MUG: probably Vauxhall Pottery, 1730
- 21 TWO-HANDLED LOVING CUP: probably Nottingham or Crich, 1739
- 22 MILK JUG AND TEAPOT: Staffordshire, c. 1725–45 and c. 1740–50
- 23 PEW GROUP: Staffordshire, c. 1740–50
- 24 BEAR JUG OR JAR: Staffordshire, c. 1740–70
- 25 CAMEL AND MONKEY OR SQUIRREL TEAPOTS: Staffordshire, c. 1750–5
- 26 JUG: Staffordshire, c. 1755–65
- 27 DISH: Liverpool, c. 1755–60
- 28 TEABOWL, SAUCER AND COFFEE POT: Staffordshire, c. 1750–65
- 29 COFFEE POT: Staffordshire, 1760
- 30 TEAPOT: probably Josiah Wedgwood, Burslem, c. 1759–66
- 31 TUREEN: Staffordshire, c. 1760–5
- 32 TEAPOT: Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, printed in Liverpool by Guy Green, c. 1775–80
- 33 JUG: Yorkshire, 1780
- 34 CENTREPIECE: probably Leeds Pottery, Yorkshire, c. 1780–1800
- 35 STGEORGE AND THE DRAGON: Staffordshire, c. 1780–1800
- 36 TOBY JUG: c. 1790–1810
- 37 DEMOSTHENES: Enoch Wood, Burslem, c. 1790–1810
- 38 ERASMUS DARWINS PORTLAND VASE COPY: Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, c. 1789–90
- 39 TEAPOT: probably Sowter & Co., Mexborough, Yorkshire, c. 1800–11
- 40 OBELISK: Bristol Pottery, Temple Back, Bristol, 1802
- 41 DINNER PLATE: Spode, Stoke-on-Trent, c. 1806–33
- 42 GARNITURE OF FIVE COVERED VASES: Richard Woolley, Lane End Longton, c. 1810–12
- 43 JUG: probably Staffordshire or Liverpool, c. 1810–20
- 44 DISH: Leeds Pottery, Yorkshire, C. 1815-20
- 45 ‘PERSWAITION’: probably john Walton, Burslem, c. 1815–25
- 46 VASE AND COVER WITH PAGODA FINIAL Charles James Mason & Co., Fenton Stone Works, Lane Delph, Fenton, c. 1826–45
- 47 FLASK IN THE SHAPE OF A GIRL HOLDING A DOVE: James Bourne & Co., Denby or Codnor Park, c. 1835–40
- 48 THE ‘BULRUSH’ WATER JUG: Ridgway & Abington, Hanley, c. 1848–60
- 49 POT-LID: T.J. & J. Mayer, Dale Hall Pottery Longport, Burslem, 1851
- 50 EWER AND BASIN: Minton, Stoke-on-Trent, 1856
- 51 THE PRINCESS ROYAL AND PRINCE FREDERICK WILLIAM OF PRUSSIA: Staffordshire, 1857
- 52 JUG: John Phillips Hoyle, Bideford, North Devon, 1857
- 53 GIANT TEAPOT: probably Church Gresley or Woodville, Derbyshire, 1882
- 54 FLAGON: Doulton & Co., Lambeth; decorated by George Tinworth, 1874
- 55 TILE PICTURE: William De Morgan & Co., Sands End Pottery, Fulham, c. 1888–97
- 56 OWL: Martin Brothers, Southall, modelled by Robert Wallace Martin, September, 1903
- 57 HOP JUG: Belle Vue Pottery, Rye, Sussex, 1899
- 58 VASE: designed by William Moorcroft for James Macintyre & Co., Washington Works, Burslem, and made there or at Cobridge c. 1911–13
- 59 DISH: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Etruria; decorated by Alfred Powell, c. 1908
- 60 JUG: Royal Doulton, Burslem, c. 1930–40
- 61 DINNER PLATE: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Barlaston, 1955
- 62 PAGODA-LIDDED BOWL: Bernard Leach, StIves, Cornwall, c. 1960–5
- 63 VASE: Hans Coper, c. 1966–70
- 64 DEEP-SIDED BOWL ON A HIGH FOOT: Alan Caiger-Smith, Aldermaston Pottery, 1981
Summary
Earthenware decorated with underglaze blue, oncjlaze enamels and gilding. The base is titled ‘PRINCESS ROYAL & FRK. OF PRUSSIA’. Height 40.2 cm. C.1011–1928.
Victorian Staffordshire portrait figures were cheaply made for the lower end of the market. Unlike most late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Staffordshire figures, which had been assembled from several moulded or modelled parts, they were usually made in three-piece moulds (front, back and base). Consequently they had simpler contours and integral pedestals, often titled in raised or indented letters. Early examples were gaily coloured in underglaze blue and onglaze enamels, but from the 1860s colour was applied more sparingly. By that date many of the figures had almost flat, undecorated backs. This helped manufacturers to reduce production costs and increase their output. The change did not deter potential customers because the figures were usually displayed on mantlepieces or dressers where the back was not visible.
Portraits of royalty were very popular. This group commemorates the announcement of the betrothal of Victoria, Princess Royal, to Prince Frederick William of Prussia in 1857. The couple first met in 1851, when the Prince and his parents visited the Great Exhibition, and he proposed while on holiday with the royal family at Balmoral in September 1855. After their marriage on 25 January 1858, the same group was re-issued with the words ‘Pr & Prss.of.Prussia’. Like many other Staffordshire portrait groups, it presents a stereotyped view of the subjects. The Princess is scarcely recognizable as the intelligent young woman shown in Winterhalter's portrait which was issued as a print in 1856.
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- English Pottery , pp. 112 - 113Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1995