Lot Essay
Cf. Marilyn Karmason and Joan Stacke, Majolica A Complete History and Illustrated Survey, New York, 1989, p. 81 for a discussion on the discrepancy in the Wedgwood records for wares in the 'Ocean' and 'Shell' patterns. According to the firm, the listings were an informal means of description used by the artisans versus a formal pattern archive.