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composition, the neck and upper part of the handle are dark 
brown, the lower portion of the body is cane pattern, the middle 
portion bears figures, e.g., hunting and rural scenes in relief. The 
Castleford products are of great merit, and are distinguished by 
the “grass” border on the shoulder, and the somewhat large foot, 
and the typical Castleford handle. 
The Dr. Pratt or Barker ware jugs, made at Lane Delf, now 
Middle Fenton, from 1775 to 1810, are said to have been imitated 
here and at Leeds. These had zig-zag patterns or acanthus leaf 
decoration top and bottom, with sporting scenes in relief in colours 
round the body. 
Archdeacon Hall further states that the genuine Castleford ware 
has, apart from the factory mark, several distinctive features: the 
“angles" are invariably recessed—concave not convex—and the 
ornament of the angles is what may be described as a line and dot 
pattern with lotus leaves below, the medallions and other applied 
ornaments are in low relief, and sometimes—as in the beautiful 
teapot belonging to Mr. Wilson—the ornaments are decorated in 
colour, the glaze shows green under the lid and at the bottom of 
the inside, and the handle is always that peculiar to Castleford. 
A large trade was done with Spain, the Baltic, and other foreign 
parts. As has been pointed out many of the specimens turned out 
by Dunderdale are of great merit and beauty, and marked pieces 
are eagerly sought after by collectors. 
The mark on these pieces is 
D. D. & Co. 
or 
CASTLEFORD 
D. D. & Co. 
CASTLEFORD 
POTTERY 
impressed in the ware. 
The mark of the later proprietors when trading as T. Nicholson 
and Co. was a circular garter surmounted by a crown, and on the 
ribbon the initials of the firm, T. N. & Co., in the centre the name 
of the pattern. Personally I have never yet come across a piece 
so marked. The mark of the present firm is their initials within 
a border. 
Mr. T. Boynton, Bridlington, has three obelisk-shaped orna¬ 
ments of Castleford Parian ware. These are decorated on the 
bases with rustic landscapes and raised figures in classical style. 
The tops have sporting, musical, and warlike trophies on all the 
faces. The height of the largest is n^ins., the smaller ones 
measure 9! ins. 
