Courtesy of the Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust

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Source Description:

The probable source is this engraving by William Ellis after a watercolor by Michael Angelo Rooker.  The group of industrial buildings with a tall chimney, seen trough the arch of the bridge, is common to both.  In mid-stream, the engraver of the pottery print has added a Severn trow, a cargo boat with a collapsible...

 

Shape Type: Miscellaneous

Pattern Type:

Date: c. 1781-1799

Dimensions:

  • Diameter: 7.36 in (18.70 cm)
  • Height: 3.46 in (8.80 cm)

Maker: Caughley

Description:

This bowl is printed with Iron Bridge 1.  It depicts the first arch bridge in the world to be made of cast iron. It opened in 1781 and crosses the River Severn two miles from the site of the Caughley factory.  The print is found on bowls, cabbage leaf jugs, mugs and a loving cup.  The pattern was continued at the Coalport factory.  There is a very rare pattern...


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