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                                                                                        Plaques attributed to Sheriff Hill Pottery, Gateshead

                                                                                        I've never seen a plaque with a Sheriff Hill Pottery impressed mark. All of the attributions on this page stem from a single plate (below left) with the impressed mark 'J.&P' for Jackson and Patterson of the Sheriff Hill Pottery, Gateshead, 1830–45 (N.B. R C Bell's 'Tyneside Pottery' book states the firm was run by Jackson & Patterson 1833–8, but records in the Sunderland Museum say 1830–45). Nearly all of the plaques below would have fallen into the Jackson & Patterson period.

                                                                                        The Wesley transfer shared by the plate and the plaques on this page is easily identifiable. It shows the Henry Edridge portrait with an extra line, 'FOUNDER OF THE', in the title (see below right). N.B. the words 'FOUNDER OF THE' also appear on plaques with the John Renton portrait of Wesley, which I've attributed to Maling.  So this appears to be a Tyneside feature. 
                                                                                        The forms on which the Sheriff Hill Wesley is found are very distinctive, and the range of other transfers that appear on those forms is fairly limited.  Mostly they are scripture verses, but there are also Charles Wesley verses from the hymn 'Sinners, Obey the Gospel Word' (from 'Hymns and Sacred Poems', 1749).  Below is a mug with the Adam Clarke that pairs with the Sheriff Hill Wesley, and a Charles Wesley verse.  
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                                                                                        With inner beading

                                                                                        Some of these plaques are particularly fine, with a moulded inner border picked out in yellow (or green in one case), and may pre-date 1830. An argument in favour of this is that it is much rarer to find an Adam Clarke on these plaque forms. Clarke plaques became popular after his death in 1832. The Tee Total plaque is also from the 1830s. I've seen another Tee Total transfer to pair with Wesley with floral border (see here).
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                                                                                        Plaques with tab for hanging

                                                                                        The plaque form below is unusual in that the hanging holes are in a tab at the top. The first of these plaques could have been made as early as 1832 to commemorate Adam Clark's death.
                                                                                        We know from the left plaque below that production continued to at least 1846. N.B. on these later pink plaques, the Wesley imprint looks faint and worn, commensurate with a production span of 15 years.
                                                                                        The majority of these plaques have black and yellow borders. For this reason they are often attributed as Staffordshire pottery.  Compare them with the black and yellow Faith and Hope plaques on the Staffordshire plaques page.  More research needs to be done to strengthen the attribution to Sheriff Hill.  However, take a look at the items in this blog post.  Few, I think, would attribute them to Staffordshire.
                                                                                        The final verse is from the Charles Wesley hymn 'Sinners, Obey the Gospel Word'.  It is transcribed on the Charles Wesley hymns page.
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                                                                                        Circular verse plaques

                                                                                        The same series of verse transfers also appears on circular plaques with black and yellow borders.
                                                                                        The next group of plaques have a ridged border and are decorated with alternating rings of colour. The central verse is from the Charles Wesley hymn 'Sinners, Obey the Gospel Word'. It is transcribed on the Charles Wesley hymns page.
                                                                                        The final group have wide pink-lustre borders. The central verse is from the Charles Wesley hymn 'Sinners, Obey the Gospel Word'. It is transcribed on the Charles Wesley hymns page.
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                                                                                        Red-bordered plaques

                                                                                        Less common than the black and yellow plaques are those with red borders. These are sometimes listed in auction catalogues as originating from Yorkshire or Scotland. But as they share the same moulds and transfer plates as the plaques above, neither attribution seems likely.
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