- Object name(s):
- wall pocket / match holder; Wall Pocket; wall pocket / match holder
- Brief description:
- In 1868 a Newton Abbot clay merchant called John Phillips took over a pottery at Abbotskerswell, initially making builders’ earthenware, firebricks and kitchen ware. However the pottery soon began to produce art ceramics and in 1877 the company donated sixteen pieces of terracotta to RAMM made under the name of Aller Vale Pottery. This piece, which has a wall pocket, has the word ‘Humbug’ inscribed beneath the man’s face. Phillips started cottage art classes around Abbotskerswell to encourage local people to train and work for the pottery. He became a significant employer and trainer. A visit from Princess Louise, daughter of Queen Victoria, to the pottery in 1886 earned it the name of Royal Aller Vale Pottery. in 1897 Phillips died and the pottery was taken over by Hexter Humpherson and Co. It was later merged with the Watcombe Pottery as the Royal Aller Vale and Watcombe Pottery. This was later shortened to the Royal Watcombe Pottery. This object is not on display. Inscription name plate (neck) incised HUMBUG
- Collection:
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
- Associated concept:
- Literary
- Current location:
- Not on display
- Dimension:
- whole height 147 mm
- Material:
- earthenware
- Object name:
- wall pocket / match holder; Wall Pocket; wall pocket / match holder
- Object number:
- Geol3502
- Object production date:
- 1875 to 1880
- Date - period:
- Victorian (1837-1901)
- Object production person:
- Aller Vale Pottery (pottery)
- Object production place:
- Newton Abbot
- Object production place:
- S. Devon
- Object production place:
- United Kingdom: England
- Object production place:
- Northern Europe
- Object production place:
- Europe
- Reproduction number:
- geol3502.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- Decorative Art
- Responsible department/section:
- British ceramics
- Technique:
- whole slip casting
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/6eb74b82-dedd-363d-bca5-f340f8f74134
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/6eb74b82-dedd-363d-bca5-f340f8f74134, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, CC 0
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