A William Moorcroft Pottery Ginger Jar and Cover c1918

Description

Heading : A William Moorcroft Pottery Ginger Jar and Cover
Date : Circa 1918
Origin : Burslem. Staffordshire
Features : Ovoid body with collar neck and flat top cover

Pattern: Two quatrefoil panels enclosing poppy and purple flowers and leaves against overall reserves of powder blue
Marks : Green painted signature ‘W Moorcroft’ and impressed Moorcroft. Burslem.England
Type : Powder Blue resist.
Size : Height 20.5cm
Condition : Slight blemish in the firing to rim of cover and some crazing under the base
Restoration : None
Weight : 1405grams

Additional Information :

For images of Powder Blue and other resist colours on various forms See: Moorcroft 1897-1993 Revised Edition. Atterbury P. page 91 plates 3.4 and 5.