The Antiquarian at Greenwich

Staffordshire Salt Glazed Cattail Patterned Pitcher, 19th Century, England

A Salt Glazed Cattail Patterned Pitcher Produced in Staffordshire, England by the prominent firm Ridgway & Abington (Edward John Ridgway and Leonard James Abington) at their Church Works pottery in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. It was also issued under the earlier family firm name of William Ridgway & Co. A highly detailed naturalistic motif featuring high-relief cattail heads and long, sweeping blades of grass wrapping around a bulbous body. The handle is sculpted to realistically look like a curving reed or plant stalk with leaf nodes.   Circa late 19th century


Dimensions: H: 9 1/2 in.