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Help identfy Broseley pattern jug please Posted by Allan Smith on February 19, 2016, 7:19 am I recently purchased a Caughley Sparrow Beak Jug and received with it a small cream jug. This jug is printed with a very pale blue design, which in the paperwork was described as ‘Broseley’. It is approx. 75mm tall and 70mm max. dia. It has no markings to identify it. There are no markings or codes within the print to help. It has a porcelain body and the glaze is not crazed to the naked eye but is finely crazed all over under a magnifier. Since I live close to the Coalport Museum at Ironbrideg I took it to show the curator. She confirmed my own thoughts – it is not Caughley or Coalport. I have searched on the web and not found a similar shaped jug. Photos available at : https://goo.gl/photos/obbHS17pxZ51ozcb6 Can anyone add any insights as to its date or maker? Thanks

Re: Help identfy Broseley pattern jug please Posted by Connie Rogers on February 19, 2016, 4:54 pm, in reply to "Help identfy Broseley pattern jug please" Hi Alan, That is a lovely little jug. I checked in Berthod's CABINET OF CREAMERS, hoping to find a match. The four feet are quite distinctive That feature was found on only a small percentage of creamers identified. The applied handle and shape are also important to match. The closest shape I found was in Plate 936 with a floral pattern, and it is not exactly a match with yours, but the handle was close. It was described as Maker Unknown, a bulbous round bone china creamer with four moulded panels....not marked. So that describes the other features of the little jug. Yours is definitely Broseley pattern. Those pieces are rarely marked. When you are checking various makers, the four feet is usually the feature you can check most quickly. Rathbone made several Broseley patterns. None of the creamers have feet. The same with a Miles Mason shape book I looked at. Lots of Broseley patterns, but no creamers with feet. Sorry I can't give you a positive identification, but it is a lovely little jug!

Re: Help identfy Broseley pattern jug please Posted by allan on February 19, 2016, 5:55 pm, in reply to "Re: Help identfy Broseley pattern jug please" Thanks for looking

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