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two ridgway relief-moulded stoneware jugs…

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two ridgway relief-moulded stoneware jugs…
two ridgway relief-moulded stoneware jugs

William Ridgway and Co., Hanley, Staffordshire, 1835 publisher’s date, impressed maker’s mark. 1) Tam O’Shanter pattern buff stoneware jug of conical form with arm handle depicting Tam O’Shanter fleeing witches and drinking with friends in a tavern. Height 23 cm. (9 in.). 2) Bullrushes pattern stoneware jug with overall bullrush decoration. Height 14 cm. (5 1/2 in.). Literature: First pattern illustrated in K. Hughes, A Collector’s Guide to 19th Century Jugs, page 34; second in same volume, page 62.