God is love
For an overview of pink lustre plaques with religious subjects, click on the religious heading above.
Attributed to John Carr, Low Lights Pottery, North Shields
The plaques above come from the same transfer plate as the large plaques attributed to John Carr & Sons below. The circular plaques were likely made in the 1830s under the partnership of Cornfoot, Carr & Co, 1832–38. The rectangular plaques above were perhaps made slightly after that, under Carr & Patton, 1838-46. Click here to read more about the dates of the North Shields Pottery partnerships.
The plaque below has a rare 'LONDON' impressed mark, known to have been used by John Carr. It was probably used on items destined for a London distributor. Click here to read more about the London impressed
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Attributed to John Carr, Low Lights Pottery, North Shields
These plaques have a different transfer with scroll-like embellishments in each corner. The second plaque above has a rare blue transfer.
Attributed to Moore & Co, Wear Pottery
