Lot Details
Lot 103
T.C. Brown-Westhead, Moore & Co. Majolica Grape-Molded Jug
Circa 1875
Designed by James Evans
Molded as ripe cluster of purple grapes, the neck wrapped with pink and yellow tinged green leaves, the angular branch handle entwined with vine, pink interior, impressed uppercase maker's mark and illegible raised registry diamond for 29 December 1875, parcel 6 and O, black painted 3. Height 7 7/8 inches.
James Evans (1818-1883) designer and head modeler at T.C. Brown-Westhead, Moore & Co., circa 1878. A variation of this form was also produced at Adams & Bromley.
Literature:
KL001547. Susan Weber et al., Majolica Mania: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850-1915, cat. 150, fig. 17.19. Marilyn G. Karmason with Joan B. Stacke, Majolica, A Complete History and Illustrated Survey, New York, p. 122.
Exhibited:
'Majolica Mania', Bard Graduate Center, New York, 24 September 2021-2 January 2022, no. MJ-640; Walters Art Museum, 27 February 2022-7 August 2022, no. MAJ.195.
Reference:
Nicholas M. Dawes, Majolica, p. 136-137, fig. 240. Victoria & Albert Museum, no. CIRC. 276-1967, noting the design was registered on 29 November 1875.
C The Joan Stacke Graham Majolica Collection
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