The Sporting Series is one of my favorites. For a lover of animals, what could be better than a dinner service that shows a different animal on nearly each size and shape? I put a question mark at the end of the previous sentence, but I really didn't need to. There seemed to be a lot of items from this series in the database. I counted, and found there are thirty-eight different patterns! The Sporting Series may be the series with the most patterns in the entire database. Or, the most patterns of any transferware series.
Ferrets on Transferware
And, Lions on Transferware
Below is the pattern that initiated my love for the Sporting Series: Setter.
The dog looked so much like my sister's beloved golden retriever. However, I learned that the breed didn't exist in 1825. (I love learning new things because of my study of transferware patterns.) I have owned my Setter soup plate since 1977, but I found another to give my sister for her birthday.
I have shown you four patterns from this series. If you want to see more patterns, search Sporting Series in the TCC database (TCC members only), or the free online exhibit "Printed British Pottery & Porcelain 1750-1900."
One last thing. Here's a few of the Sporting Series patterns in a private home. Wish they were mine!
I loved looking at your beautifully photographed pieces. Would be happy to share photos of my own Enoch Wood "Sporting Series" collection which includes a condiment tray, a knife rest, and the washbowl that goes with the pitcher. And isn't it fun to find the overlap of source prints between this series and the "Quadrupeds" series by J. Hall!
ReplyDeleteHi Barbara, I would love to see photos of your "Sporting Series" pieces. I'm not sure I can add my email here, but I am on the TCC membership list, Judie Siddall. I may have mentioned that one of my first platters was the "Sporting Series" Tiger. I have never seen a condiment tray or a knife rest!
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