Dr Wall / First Period Worcester Porcelain Cream / Milk Jug Landscape Pattern Rare Variant

A lovely first period Worcester porcelain blue and white sparrow beak cream jug printed with a rare combination of landscape patterns. The main pattern is the leading side of The Circled Landscape with a viaduct type bridge with a small structure on top, a house on the river bank and a small boat in the foreground. On the other side within the same patterned border is a scene loosely based seemingly on a mash up of some of the themes of the European Landscape Group but a distinctly different set of engraved designs. 

It is set against a main river backdrop with a sailing boat to the left and a rowing boat with four occupants to the foreground. To the right is a windmill with a house and tree and smaller buildings away in the distance. An example of the rare second print is seen in colour plate 113, in Godden's Guide to English Blue & White Porcelain.

The frieze around the vignettes is repeated inside the rim with two further small landscape scenes. Grooved strap handle. c. 1780.

Provenance: The Bayard Collection.

It measures 8.9cm (3 1/2") high, 8.5cm (3 3/8") spout to handle and 7cm (2 3/4") wide. 

In excellent condition with three small chips to the foot rim, two tiny and one slightly larger. No other damage, repair or restoration. The spout has an underglaze ding near the tip from manufacture. Minimal handling wear.

References: Worcester Blue & White Porcelain, Branyan, French & Sandon, sections II.B.15 and II.B.16. The opposing pattern on other examples of The Circled Landscape is well documented as being another bridge scene illustrated in "An Introduction To English Blue & White Porcelains" by Godden, entries 138 and 141, pg. 66-67 and a further example on pg 68, and Caughley & Worcester Porcelains by Godden, plates 249 and 234. Example tea bowl & saucer in the V&A.