Help with identification.

Any assistance with trying to identify the maker of the this sugar bowl and creamer is greatly appreciated.

 

Hi Brian,

I have looked a bit for info on your set and mark but not with great results. I'm no expert and actually don't collect transferware other than a few bits. I don't know how much you already know so I'll just share what I think may apply.

The dark blue floral type of Staffordshire transferware was popular about 1820's. A term you might use to look for similar shapes is Historical Staffordshire or something like that. While yours doesn't have the historical scenes, the term seems to be used rather freely online.

I looked at numerous resources for your mark and the closest I found was in Chaffers "Collector's Handbook of Marks & Monograms on Pottery & Porcelain" printed 1972. I have no confidence in it, but, it's the closest I've found so far so thought I'd share. I think they are meaning Job Meigh. If the impressed darkened areas are counted there are 9. The impressed marks on your count 8. Not a likely match but here it is. I think there are other similar marks but haven't found a resource for them yet.



From Godden's book of marks for Job Meigh.

 

Love its exuberance.

Debora

 

Thank you for all the energy and detail on this. I can't tell you how many "picture books" I've looked through to try and identify this. One day it will show up somewhere. The closest I could find was Mintons 1842 cypher. Of course this doesn't fit since there is no impressed Minton.
Thanks again.

 

It may still be Minton. Factories didn’t always go by the book!

id agree early nineteenth.

 

That sugar box is a wild shape! I remember once someone had an American piece of pottery with a similar impressed "wheel" and he asked if I had any idea. I searched around but was unable to find the mark attached to any maker. All I could find was that it was perhaps a production mark.

 

What??? Even back then people didn't do what they were supposed to do?

 

Thanks. I'll keep digging and who knows maybe something will come up.