Loving Cup, Long Bridge
Item Number: J103
Shape Type: Loving Cup
Pattern Name: Long Bridge
Date: c. 1794-1808
Dimensions: H 6.325″
Maker: C. Greasley
Maker’s Mark: Impressed C GREASLEY
Description:
A rare, large pearlware loving cup printed on both sides underglaze in blue with the Long Bridge pattern. A portion of the border pattern is printed on the handles. The standard Long Bridge border pattern is printed on both the exterior and interior of the rim. Very few examples of wares with an impressed C Greasley are known.
Reference; Edwards, Diana, and Rodney Hampson. 1998. English dry-bodied stoneware: Wedgwood and contemporary manufacturers, 1774 to 1830. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors’ Club. Page 134 under Gresley – Church “Gresley pottery which seems to have used C GREASLEY as it’s mark.”
Condition: Good. Both handles have been professionally restored.
