John Pearson Copper Charger 1898

Description

Heading : John Pearson Copper Charger
Date : 1898
Period : Victoria
Origin : Newlyn, Cornwall
Decoration : Viking Longship in full sail. Everted rim. Signed J Pearson on reverse and dated 1898
Size :  Diameter 32cm
Condition : A patch of discolouration on the front that corresponds to a picture hook being welded onto the reverse.
Restoration : None
Weight :  1180g

Pearson was a founding father of the Guild Of Handicraft in London 1888. Following a dispute he moved to Cornwall in 1892. Newlyn copper emerged from the Newlyn Industrial Class following Pearson being invited to teach the class of local fishermen by the founder John McKenzie.