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| W.G. White 2.75 inch caviar pot. ca. 1900. |
Did you know that July 18th is National Sturgeon Day? As I have said many times, there is a national day for nearly everything. What is a
sturgeon? It is a fish that is known for its roe or eggs that we call
caviar (this caviar link is really interesting). The pot above was designed to hold caviar for
W.G. White, London, around 1900 (the company is still in business). The pot was returnable (to be refilled), which may be why it has survived the dust bin. Also, because it is so pretty. Is it transferware? I am not sure. It may be a decal transfer rather than the more time consuming copper plate to tissue to pottery process that is responsible for most of the transferware written about in "Dishy News." To learn more about the transferware process see my
"The Potters' Art" post.
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| The lid of the W.G. White caviar pot. |
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| The bottom of the W.G. White caviar pot. |
The pot below advertises caviar sold by
Fortnum & Mason in the 20th century. It was transfer printed at the Cauldon factory (1905-1920), although it may have been made by a later incarnation of this company. Notice the handsome sturgeon.
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| Twentieth century Fortnum & Mason caviar pot. |
A picture of a sturgeon from Wikipedia.
One more photo and a bit of advice.
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| Notice the tape that holds the lid to the pot. I have learned from experience that this is a good idea! |
