Hackwood Pottery Childs Dinnerware Set 1820 Bat Print

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Punchard pictures pieces from this set in PLAYTIME POTTERY & PORCELAIN, p118, bottom. She deems it 'soft-paste' and circa 1820. Maurice & Evelyn Milbourn, in UNDERSTANDING MINIATURE BRITISH POTTERY & PORCELAIN, p106, Fig. 129. "The Hackwood family of potters covered two generations in the period 1807 to 1855....produced several miniature wares. The earliest include a tureen & plate illustrated in Fig. 129....indicative of an early date (the basence of a ring base on the plate and shape of the tureen). The (print) is overglaze, very clear and excellently transferred, probably by bat."The Milbourne eg. is a puce bat print with iron red (termed Indian Red) edges. This set is puce enameling on edges, and tureen handles and finial...hand painted. The bat prints range from dark black down to charcoal and lighter greys.Having spent some time researching 'bat printing' in which the transfer is inserted INTO the glaze (on top of it), I am quite certain that these are bat print technique transfers. The transfers in this process can sometimes be FELT, and with wear and age, sometimes suffer some actual loss to the transfers! All in all this set is most certainly potted by HACKWOOD, although no marks, and in the early 19th century. Please email for close ups of the transfer scenes or for whatever concerns you as adding so many pictures to the read more

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