Lot Essay
Another lead-glazed creamware example is in the Collection of Henry Weldon (Leslie B. Grigsby, The Henry H. Weldon Collection, English Pottery, Stoneware and Earthenware, 1650-1800, London, 1990, pl. 135). See Arnold R. Mountford, An Illustrated Guide to Staffordshire Saltglaze Stoneware, London, 1971, pl. 153 for a similar pair in white saltglaze and The Herbert and Sylvia Jacobs Collection, Christie's New York, 24 January 1994, lot 39 for a single pocket enamelled in bright colours.