William & James Butterfield






 

Location and period of operation:

W & J Butterfield

Tunstall

1854

1861

 

Earthenware manufacturer at the Globe Pottery, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, England

 

Subsequently: W & C Butterfield 

 

 


advert from 1861 Harrison Trade Directory

Wm. & Jas. Butterfield,
Manufacturers of Earthenware, comprising
All kinds of Printed and Fancy Printed Common Bodies,
suitable for the 
East & West Indies, Australian,
Russian, and
North and South American Markets
High Street Pottery
Tunstall, Staffordshire

courtesy: R. K. Henrywood; Staffordshire Potters

 

 

 


transfer printed jug with hand colouring in the Maduran pattern featuring peacocks and floral decoration
W & J B

'MADURAN' is the pattern name 

 

 

 


transfer printed plate with hand colouring in the Rosetta pattern
W & J Butterfield

'ROSETTA' is the pattern name 

 

 

 

 


flow blue jug with lid in a romantic 'oriental' scene  


Flow blue was made in quantity in the North Staffordshire potteries -  largely for export to America. 

The octagonal shape is probably a copy of jugs made by Copeland & Garrett in the 1830s. They used the shape quite extensively with various forms of decoration

See a relief moulded example of this style of jug by Copeland & Garrett (referenced as 'Panelled Flowers')
detail of the face making up the spout
 


W & J B

'CHINESE' is the pattern name 

photos courtesy: Luis H Balk Chagas 

 

 

 

Marks & initials used on ware for identification:

 

W & J B

 

W & J Butterfield

marks usually include a pattern name 

 

 

 

        

 

Questions, comments, contributions? email: Steve Birks