Creamware English pottery pitcher Lord Nelson’s Arms armorial dated 1799

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£2750

Dated: 1799 England

English creamware pottery pitcher named and dated with the inscription "Thomas Gwilt 1799". This remarkable pitcher is decorated with underglaze transfer prints and over-glaze colored enamels. One side shows an armorial set within a cartouche of garlands of the LORD NELSON'S ARMS, the reverse with an amusing domestic scene titled " EVENING on the man of FEELING." This shows three male figures seated around a table. A young boy removes the boots of a seated figure, and a smiling chambermaid enters, holding a warming pan and a chamber stick. Records show that Thomas Gwilt was the churchwarden in 1768 at St. Michaels and All Angels near Clun in Shropshire.  

Dimensions: 8.5 inches high

Current Condition: Chip restored at base.

Provenance: Private Collection of Nelson related wares Greenwich London

£2750    $3712

Description

English creamware pottery pitcher named and dated with the inscription “Thomas Gwilt 1799”.

This remarkable pitcher is decorated with underglaze transfer prints and over-glaze colored enamels.

One side shows an armorial set within a cartouche of garlands of the LORD NELSON’S ARMS, the reverse with an amusing domestic scene titled ” EVENING on the man of FEELING.” This shows three male figures seated around a table. A young boy removes the boots of a seated figure, and a smiling chambermaid enters, holding a warming pan and a chamber stick.

Records show that Thomas Gwilt was the churchwarden in 1768 at St. Michaels and All Angels near Clun in Shropshire.

 

Additional information

Dimensions 8.5 in