Tune. 1913 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



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"George Washington" pitcher iaBfl W' Jm America "Liberty" pitchei 



was characterized by the thin- K. rjflj of ware which is lighter, more 



ness of the body and the tone graceful or more simple, or that 



oi the enamel which was blue. ■ "^SsSsagsSSS is better adapted for decora- 



The decorative designs were R > ^^^g tion, than Liverpool. The 



printed by transfer process, the A bowls are plain and simple in 



secret of which was held by the Bk " ^MMF,RCE outline, the smaller ones being 



firm of Sadler & Green, who in- A ; V used for porridge, and the 



vented it, for many years, and A V > ^^ m Y -« larger ones for punch. The 



it seemed almost unaccountable ■ \- tm9j£ mugs are straight, about six 



to realize that uneven surfaces, V .■"■ inches in height, and are used 



such as this ware has, could re- * ""* for ale. 



ceive impressions of copper Kv^ J^\ The pieces first made were oi 



plates. '* ,, '* ,,, «'»""— ■». —*mmm**0m\ ■! Liverpool Delft, which were 



Like every other secret, it v*ntimm\ crude imitations of the Dutch 



finally leaked out that paper mm ware and attracted little atten- 



was used to take the impres- wk tion from the collector. It is 



sion from the plate, and thence "Commerce" pitcher rarely found in this country, 

 was communicated after it was glazed, to the ware. The with the exception of tiles, which were used in very old 

 manner in which these pieces were done has never been houses. 



Sadler & Green were probably the most im- Wedgewood, who was always allied with every new thing, 



portant makers of this ware, but it is a singular fact that their 

 name never appears on any piece. We find "Sadler," "J. 

 Sadler," or "I. Sadler," while the word "Liverpool" is some- 

 times used, and often an abbreviation. 



The distinguished points of this ware are its cream-col- 

 ored body and its copper plate engraving of black. This is 

 r under the glaze, sometimes covered with a gloss, 



was at first very much opposed to the idea of decorating, 

 but on studying into it, he overcame his prejudice and made 

 a great many pieces of plain ware which were carried over 

 the road from Staffordshire to Liverpool in wagons, or 

 panniers of pack horses, to be printed by Sadler & Green, 

 and were returned again in the same way. It was at the 

 works of Sadler & Green in Harrington Street, that the 



which gives the same appearance. Prints have been shown printing for Wedgewood was done. 



that have been retouched by hand coloring, but the general We find mention of one dinner set, where the pattern 



idea is in black, colors being only occasionally seen. for landscape was different in every dish, there being about 



The limited number of pieces made shows three largely thirty designs used. Specimens of this early ware, bearing 

 predominating designs. There are the pitchers, more com- Wedgewood's mark, are not often found, and those made 

 monly known as jugs, 

 the bowls, and the 

 mugs, while teapots 

 are sometimes found, 

 hut not often in col- 

 lections. The pitcher 

 is shown in large 

 quantities, and is gen- 

 erally of one design. 

 It has a tall body — 

 gracefully curved and 

 a lip that is sharply 

 pointed. A plain oval 

 piece forms the 

 handle, and this 

 starts at the top and 

 terminates at the 

 center. 



There is no kind 



'Fleet of Smugglers" pitcher 



"Sportsman's Festival" pitcher 



by Sadler & Green 

 are most uncommon, 

 with the exception of 

 the tiles which were 

 remarkable for the 

 sharpness of engrav- 

 ing and the wonder- 

 ful work in transfer. 

 One reason for this 

 superior quality was 

 that the ink used in 

 the early days was 

 better than that used 

 to-day. 



The printing was 

 either in black, red, 

 purple, or green, and 

 the d e v i c e s were 

 varied. Later on, a 



