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The Poonah Pattern |
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Poonah
painting was a style popular in the 19th century in which "thick
opaque color is applied without background and with scarcely any
shading, to thin paper, producing flowers, birds, etc in imitation of
Oriental work" (Websters dictionary, 1913). Minton first introduced the POONAH pattern in the mid 19th Century, it proved to be popular and was rapidly copied by other manufacturers. Minton reissued the pattern from around 1900, extending into the 50s. Originally Poonah ware had three firings in all, with the thick, top-decorated enamels being applied by hand, just before the third and final firing. The original Poonah design incorporates a vase containing flowers. Other manufacturers produced patterns called POONAH which were not the same as the original but contained certain elements of the design.
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variations on
the POONAH pattern - all by Minton
M & Co
BB
New Stone
M & Co (Minton & Company) mark used c.1841-73
BB 'Best Body'
jug in the POONAH pattern - by
Mintons
mark on the jug
the pattern name does not appear
this globe style mark used c.1912-50
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this pattern is in the aesthetic style |
the registration number 88386 shows that the pattern was registered on the 1st December 1887 |
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1842-68 same style mark as the Minton & Co |
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1842-68 |
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1835-49 |
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1875-78 the registration diamond gives a date of 5th Sept 1876 for the registration of the pattern |
1878-81 |
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1891-1939 |
Questions, comments, contributions? email: Steve
Birks
