Name

Masonic Sunderland creamware jug.

Origin/date 

UK, Sunderland (made), circa 1810.

Material and dimensions

Earthenware. 13,5 cm (base); 22,5 cm (hight)

Description

On one side: Masonic transfer printed in black from wood block embellished in enamel colouring. Temple between two pillars surmounted by globes, flanked by female figures of the four Cardinal Virtues, and the verse “The World is in pain...” in a reserved panel. All within an oval frame with Masonic emblems outside forming a rectangular design. On the other side: “East view of the Iron Bridge over the Wear. (...) Sept. 24 1793.”

Provenance

UK, John Nicholson Auctioneer, sale 27 july 2011, lot 5.

Literature

The Freemasons’ Hall Duncombe Place, York. A Catalogue of Masonic Pottery, Ben Johnson & Co. Ltd., York, 1951, p. 47 (for a similar design).