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The dish was relatively cheaply produced, with inexpertly applied transfer-printing. It would have been intended to appeal to an aspirational customer with little money to spare.Tableware of this type was made by the many smaller British ceramics factories anxious to grasp a commercial opportunity.<br><br><b>Design & Designing</b><br>Although Japanese images were popular in the late 19th century, the genuine artefact or image was often misinterpreted or adapted at several removes from the original. The design of this transfer-printed pattern includes asymmetrically placed, unrelated views and a tree, in a style generally recognised as Japanese.  The apple tree is set in a marshy landscape; tucked into its branches are three views within rectangles and a hexagonal. Two of these views appear to be of the British countryside, while the third is of a pelican. The pattern is named 'Pomona' after the goddess of fruit, especially apple, trees.<br><br> <b>People</b><br>The maker of this dish was possibly Worthington & Harrop of the Dresden Works, Hanley, Staffordshire, known to have been in operation from 1856 to 1873. However, it might also have been made by Wood & Hulme (Henry Hulme) of Garfield Pottery, Burslem, Staffordshire, operating from about 1882 to 1932.  Both of these potteries used 'W&H' as their mark.","physicalDescription":"Oval meat dish, printed in black with \"Pomona\" pattern which consists of fruit (possibly apple) tree with grasses, small plnts and butterflies.  Placed in the tree branches are two rectangles and one hexagon.  The rectangles depict a river bank with trees reflected in the water, and a house by a stream.  The hexagon depicts a pelican by a lake.  There is a border of printed beading and zig-zags and the rim is gilded.","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Worthington & Harrop","id":"A9261"},"association":{"text":"maker","id":"AAT251917"},"note":"possibly"},{"name":{"text":"Wood & Hulme","id":"A14145"},"association":{"text":"maker","id":"AAT251917"},"note":"possibly"}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"earthenware","id":"x29356"}],"techniques":[{"text":"transfer-printed","id":"AAT53922"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Earthenware, with transfer-printed decoration in black","categories":[{"text":"British Galleries","id":"THES48985"},{"text":"Ceramics","id":"THES48982"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"CER","id":"THES48594"},"images":["2006AM2185"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"125B (VA)","id":"THES49893"},"free":"","case":"CA2","shelf":"","box":"24"}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Meat dish","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Hanley","id":"x32079"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":"possibly"},{"place":{"text":"Burslem","id":"x30231"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":"possibly"}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1870-85","earliest":"1870-01-01","latest":"1885-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by Mr. Peter Risk","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"28.3","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"36","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Depth","value":"3.2","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Dimensions checked: Measured; 09/07/2000 by ET","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"Printed marks: 'W&H' and  'Pomona'","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":"A8877"},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":""}],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Earthenware meat dish, maker unknown, made in Staffordshire, 1870-1885.","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"The mark could be that of Worthington & Harrop, Hanley, 1856-73 or of Wood & Hulme, Burslem, 1882-1905","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"pelican","id":"x30398"},{"text":"apple tree","id":"x30173"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"British Galleries:\nServing dishes for cooked meat, joints, game and poultry were sold in a range of standard sizes. In the 1880s, the Minton factory catalogue offered 11 serving dishes from 10 to 18 inches in length as part of a dinner service for 12 people. Two serving dishes of this size (14 inches) would have been bought as part of a typical dinner service.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["C.111-2000"],"accessionNumberNum":"111","accessionNumberPrefix":"C","accessionYear":2000,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LP3520","2019LP2960","2019LT9975"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-12","recordCreationDate":"2000-11-10","availableToBook":false}}