English pottery

Delftware mug, painted in blue with birds, flowers, insects and an inscription 'WILLIAM AND ELIZABETH BURGES 24th AUGUST 1631'. British (London), 1631-1632.

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Burleigh

An exceptionally fine English pottery tankard surface decorated with mixed coloured clay’s applied on a creamy ground, a technique known as Agateware (emulating agate stone). The tankard is and early piece of English pottery from the circa 1745 period and is probably the work of the Samuel Bell Pottery who were based in Newcastle under […]

Not an English pottery.

I'd love to have this great pitcher in my pantry. I'd also like to be in Leeds England to attend the Otley Market. Documented history for the market begins in 1222 when King Henry III granted the first Royal Charter. The town had two cattle markets; market days are Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, and there is a Farmers' Market on the last Sunday of every month. I'd prefer to have this jug filled with beer rather than milk since that would go better with The Best Beef. I wonder if a butcher…

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