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John Meir Cattle Scenery & Adams Cattle Scenery Posted by Andrew J Pye on January 18, 2009, 10:41 am 84.92.89.69 The received wisdom is that Cattle Scenery was a pattern inherited from Meir, when Adams took over the Greengates Pottery, Tunstall in 1897 (for example Furniss & Wagner). Cattle Scenery marked Adams is found often, but has anybody ever seen Cattle Scenery pieces marked for Meir? The pattern database has a reference to Meir Cattle Scenery in the entry for Mayer Cattle & Scenery, but I cannot find the Meir entry referred to.  Post a Response

Re: John Meir Cattle Scenery & Adams Cattle Scenery Posted by Dick Henrywood on January 18, 2009, 10:51 am, in reply to "John Meir Cattle Scenery & Adams Cattle Scenery" 91.125.211.200 Andrew - I think these "Cattle Scenery" pieces can actually be traced back a bit further. They were introduced by Riley and were dubbed the Union Border series some years ago (Dictionary 2 I think). The copper plates must have been bought by Meir when Rileys closed down in 1828 and I suspect most pieces are by Meir although a few are known impressed Riley. I do have a blue soup plate with Meir's impressed crown, but not with any title or actual maker's name. The plates must have subsequently been acquired by Adams when they took over the Meir firm but I think they must have re-engraved them for the later pieces. Dick  Post a Response

Re: John Meir Cattle Scenery & Adams Cattle Scenery Posted by Andrew J Pye on January 18, 2009, 11:24 am, in reply to "Re: John Meir Cattle Scenery & Adams Cattle Scenery" 84.92.89.69 Dick Thanks for your speedy response. I had not made the connection with Riley, despite looking constantly at the Adams version and thinking these scenes look familiar. It seemed odd that after trawling through every source I could think of I could find no image or mention of a marked Meir piece. I wonder if it was considered out of fashion soon after they acquired it and it took Adams to relaunch it when the taste for that type of design had returned. Your plate appears to be a rarity. Andrew  Post a Response

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