Wedgwood Cambridge Ale Jug for Woollard & Co.

England, late 19th century, redware pitcher in the medieval style with glazed interior, retailed by Woollard & Co, impressed stamped "WEDGWOOD" and "CAMBRIDGE ALE JUG/ SOLD BY/ WOOLLARD & CO." round stamp, medieval style pitcher form, body decorated with transfered gilt griffon head crest above "MSP." 6 1/2 x 6 x 5 in. Private Collection, California and North Carolina Woollard & Co. (later known as Woollard & Hattersley) was a high-end grocer, china, glass, and wine merchant operating out of Trinity Street in Cambridge during the 19th century. By c.1850 William Hanchett Hattersley was head of the business and moved it up-market including china, glass an fine wines, built up a clientele that included the Prince of Wales when an undergraduate at Trinity College. The "Cambridge ale jug" was modeled after a 1450s jug excavated in digging the foundations of Hattersley Bros (grocers) in 1850. Woollard & Co. sold these "Cambridge Ale Jugs" in various sizes. They allowed local students, faculty, and university clubs to order them custom-printed with specific college coats of arms, crests, or fraternal mottos. Good estate condition.

Estimate:£37.32

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