Pinder Bourne & Hope

Pinder, Bourne & Hope

Location and period of operation:

Pinder, Bourne & Hope

Burslem

1851

Jan 1862

Earthenware manufacturer at the Fountain Place Works (c.1851-1860) and also at Nile Street (1860 to Jan 1862), Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England.

The partners were Thomas Pinder, Joseph Harvey Bourne and John Hope.
The partnership was dissolved in January 1862. Thomas Pinder, Joseph Harvey Bourne continued at the Nile Street Works as Pinder, Bourne & Co and John Hope was joined by a John Carter and they continued as Hope and Carter at the Fountain Place Works.

Previously: Thomas Pinder (c1848-1851)

Subsequently: Pinder, Bourne & Co (Jan 1862 to 1882) and Hope & Carter (Jan 1862 to 1880)

Selected by the Committee for the Staffordshire Potteries
to exhibit at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1855

London Gazette, January 14, 1862

notice of the dissolution of the partnership of Pinder, Bourne and Hope on the 13th January 1862
Thomas Pinder and Joseph Harvey Bourne continued at the Nile Street Works as Pinder, Bourne & Co
John Hope was joined in partnership with John Carter and they continued at the Fountain Place Works as Hope & Carter

Dresden pattern

Pinder, Bourne & Hope introduced the 'Dresden' pattern which was based on the Indian Tree design first introduced around 1801 by the Coalport China Factory.

The pattern, based on Indian textile designs, incorporates the crooked branch of a tree surrounded by flowers and leaves. The Dresden pattern was continued by the successor companies - Pinder, Bourne & Co. and Doulton & Co.

plate in the Dresden pattern - blue monochrome

platter by Pinder, Bourne & Hope in the Dresden pattern - polychrome
Dresden
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plate in the Venice pattern

pink & white transferware bowl depicting the Crystal Palace built for the 1851 Great Exhibition
the border depicts symbols for industry, engineering, and music.

The Crystal Palace was built for the Great Exhibition of 1851. Held in Hyde Park, London. This was planned as the first international event of its kind to exhibit the 'Works of Industry of all Nations'

Wikipedia article of the Great Exhibition

Crystal Palace
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Ware with an engraving of the Cystal Palace was also made by the North Staffordshire potter T Godwin and the Glasgow potters J. & M. P. Bell and Robert Cochran & Co.

photos courtesy: Donatella Vinotti

platter in the HINDOSTAN pattern

photos courtesy: Gillian Pierce

variation of the basic Hindostan pattern which was a popular pattern of Pinder, Bourne & Hope
which they produced in monochrome blue as well as hand coloured variants.

'Hindostan' was also used as a pattern name by Minton & Co and Dunn, Bennett & Co

the Victorians were facinated by all things 'oriental' - the use of the name Hindostan
reflects this as it was a name used for 'Colonial India'

Wikipedia article

Marks & initials used on ware for identification:

P. B. & H.

PINDER BOURNE
& HOPE

P B & H

Typical marks of
Pinder, Bourne & Hope

'DRESDEN' and 'VENICE' are pattern names

this style of mark was continued by Pinder, Bourne & Co.
and for a short time by Doulton & Co.

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