Description
A rare Wedgwood Creamware lidded Loving Cup in the late 18th-century style, hand-painted creamware design that was revived at Etruria by Alfred Powell (1865-1960). A similar piece in the Glaisher Collection.
The following references: For Alfred Powell and Wedgwood, see Sharon Gater, ‘Alfred and Louise Powell – an Introduction’, Proceedings of the Wedgwood Society, no. 11 (1982), pp. 153-162; Maureen Batkin, Wedgwood Ceramics 1846-1959, London, 1982, pp. 139-56; Robin Reilly, Wedgwood, London, 1989, II, pp. 162-73; Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museums, Alfred and Louis Powell: Good Workmanship with Happy Thoughts, 1992, pp. 16-22. Robin Reilly, Wedgwood, The New Illustrated Dictionary, Woodbridge, 1995, pp. 343-4.
A similar piece in the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge.
Bearing the Wedgwood Etruria mark and JP mark
Circa 1905
Good overall antique condition but with a chip to base and a tight line/crazing – please view images on this item carefully to satisfy yourself on the condition
3.75 inches (9.5cm) height X3.75 inches (9.5cm) max width
A very rare item.
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