Dessert service
William Ridgway and Co.
Category
Ceramics
Date
1845 - 1848
Materials
Glazed earthenware
Measurements
115 x 122 mm; 183 mm (L)
Place of origin
Stoke-on-Trent
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Dudmaston, Shropshire
NT 813401
Summary
A dinner service comprising five tureens and 23 plates with transfer printed decoration in blue cobalt with scenes from Dickens' 'Old Curiosity Shop', with powder blue borders.
Provenance
Hamilton-Russell collection.
Marks and inscriptions
'Ridgway, WRS and Co., Humphrey's clock, ENGLAND Scenes from Chas.Dickens Old Curiosity Shop'. (transfer printed in underglaze blue)
Makers and roles
William Ridgway and Co., potter