Tea Canister, One Man on a Bridge
Item Number: T196
Shape Type: Tea Canister
Pattern Name: One Man on a Bridge
Date: c. 1800-1810
Dimensions: H 5.75″
Maker: Unknown
Maker’s Mark: Printed Workman’s Mark
Description:
An earthenware tea canister and lid printed with the “One Man on a Bridge” pattern. Butterfly border. This special item was featured in Extraordinary British Transferware, 1780-1840, by R & R Halliday, p. 108, Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2012, and in Chinoiserie: Printed British Ceramics in the Chinese Style , 1750-1900, by R. Halliday and L. Zeller, Gomer Press, 2018.
Condition: Good. Chip out of the inner sleeve of the lid. Minor professional restoration to chips on the canister’s collar.
