Shape Type: Miscellaneous

Pattern Type: Commemorative, Heraldic and Historical Events

Date: 1765-1775

Dimensions:

  • Diameter: 8.43 in (21.40 cm)
  • Height: 3.74 in (9.50 cm)

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood

Engraver: Jeremiah Evans

Printer: John Sadler and Guy Green

Description:

Wedgwood creamware bowl printed in black in Liverpool by Sadler and Green with Masonic and other prints, together with the inscription A HEART THAT CONCEALS/AND A TONGUE THAT NEVER REVEALS. The Masonic prints are in the style of the engraver Jeremiah Evans. Evans was himself a Mason, and the engraving for a certificate issued by the Sea Captains' Lodge in Liverpool is signed "Bro. Evans fecit" meaning that he engraved it. Evans probably remained in Liverpool until at least 1785 when he revised the copper plates used for printing the chart of the River Mersey.  

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