April 2 is National Ferret Day. I thought it might be a challenge to find ferrets on transferware, but I found two patterns plus their source prints.
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| Enoch Wood & Sons (1818-1846) 11 inch ewer from the Sporting Series, where nearly each size and shape depicts a hunting or hunted animal. The ferret is used by the rat catcher to catch rats. The man's sash displays rats along with a crown. He may be a royal rat catcher! Remember to click on the photo to make it bigger. |
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| "Ferret" from "A Cabinet of Quadrupeds" by John Church, 1805. It was engraved by James Tookey after the work of the artist Julius Ibbetson. |
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| Toy teapot, 3.5 inches high, by an unknown maker. |
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| "The Ferret" from "The General History of Quadrupeds" by Thomas Bewick, 1790. Bewick also created the wood block prints. |
I am still amazed at the huge amount of transferware patterns. The
Transferware Collectors Club Pattern And Source Print Database has recorded more than 13, 000 so far. However, I have yet to see a yak!
Loved it!
ReplyDeleteCannot believe you found ferrets on pottery but if there is really a National Ferret day - I guess anything is possible.
ReplyDeleteThere really is a National Ferret Day. There is a special day for almost anything. I own the little teapot. There is a red squirrel on the other side.
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