Bowl (one of a pair)
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
1912-1932
Maker
Allertons (1912-1932)
Measurements
cup, 3-1/2 in x 6-7/8 in (dia)
Materials
Glazed, enameled, and luster-decorated white earthenware (Gaudy Welsh)
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.
Accession Number
1971.1492
Inscription
“Allertons / EST. 1831 / MADE IN ENGLAND” is transfer-printed on the outside bottom.
Provenance
Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner
Comments
This small bowl, which stands on a simple foot, is decorated in a range of colors in bright and simple motifs that modern collectors have come to call “Gaudy Welsh.” They are similar to “Gaudy Dutch,” another modern collectors term, although these are darker and incorporate pink and gold luster decoration. Although much has been written about the origins of and markets for Gaudy Welsh, those narratives generally do not embody the level of historical accuracy and evidence detailed in many studies of Staffordshire potters and potteries.
Reddish-brown or russet, deep blue, green, copper luster, large motifs.
Gaudy Welsh vs. Dutch
The pottery company was started by Charles Allerton (d. 1863) and continued by his sons and grandsons under various names until 1912, when it was operated as Allertons under another owner.
