That would be great and much appreciated. I've seen that Francis Morley listed a pattern as "Sydenham" (possibly floral) but haven't seen the actual design image (I don't have Williams' in front of me at the moment). Below is a short list of patterns/shapes named "Sydenham" that I've compiled so far from my own intermittent research and a couple from the TCC database (though I'm guessing that there are likely more):
William Brownfield, floral transferware pattern, registered 1851
T & R Boote, shape, registered 1853
Samuel Alcock & Co., floral transferware pattern, registered 1854
Joseph Clementson, classical/romantic transferware pattern, circa 1854
Anthony Shaw, shape, 1850s
Francis Morley & Co (1845-1858), floral(?) transferware pattern
Belleek, woven basket, 1880s
Wallis Gimson & Co (1884-1890), aesthetic transferware pattern
Burgess & Leigh, floral transferware pattern, registered 1905
Any other patterns/shapes named "Sydenham" would also be helpful to know. Just a hunch, but there seems to be a possible correlation with the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London, along with its move and reopening at Sydenham Hill in 1854 with the use of the name "Sydenham". This is purely speculation on my part and have no hard source other than a number of patterns/shapes that were manufactured with the name in the early to mid 1850s. Coincidence perhaps - any other ideas are certainly welcome. In looking at many patterns attributed to the 1840s (based on registry dates, manufacturing operation dates, etc) I have yet to find one named "Sydenham" (though not to say there isn't, I just haven't come across any yet). Further, the classical/romantic pattern seen in Clementson's "Sydenham" as well as other extremely similar designs ("Pomona", "Cararra", "Colonna", "Minerva", "Athena", and a new one "Cremona" revealed recently at the TCC message
board) seems to be a sharp break from the fairly common design (repeated by an number of manufacturers) of a castle in the distance, mountains in the background, a lake/river, and a a tall tree in the foreground (possibly an elm, I believe suggested by Petra Williams) such as "Lozere" by Edward Challinor, though Clementson's "Sydenham" and the similar counterparts still retain some elements of this design.
I'm also looking especially for the "Sydenham" pattern possibly made by J Clementson's successor, Clementson Brothers which would push the production date past 1865 or so. Any sites with Clementson's classical/romantic "Sydenham" pattern would be very beneficial to know as well.
Thanks again for your help, I definitely appreciate your time.
Tim
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Tim:
I created a database some years back with information on marked printed wares. I have a listing of Francis Morley and Company (1845-1858) making a pattern entitled Sydenham as well. It is shown in Petra Williams 1978, page 51. I am not in the office, so I can't check to see if they actually depict the same scene. Will be
happy to check later this week if you like.
Patricia Samford
Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab
Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
St. Leonard, Maryland 20685
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Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:18:00 -0400
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Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:12:10 -0700
From: Tim Bennett <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: "Sydenham" transferware pattern
Hi everyone,
I am an avocational archaeologist with about 20 years field experience. For the past six years I've been excavating an historic farmstead, the Warner site, that dates back to 1841 in Michigan. The sesquicentennial farm site was owned by 5 generations of the Warner family for the past 170 years and the largely unmodified 1855 Greek Revival house was listed recently on the National Register of Historic Places. Among the many thousands of artifacts found at the site, we've recovered a number of different transferware patterns but the one that is most predominant is "Sydenham" by Joseph Clementson (over 500 fragments thus far). We find the pattern in both blue and brown. The pattern in blue is also found with the importer's mark of Davenport Brothers of
NY. A variety of vessels in the pattern have been recovered including handleless/panelled cups, various sized saucers, rectangular dishes, dinner plates, tureens, etc. As a direct descendant I've been able to discuss some o
f our finds with various family members who lived at the site. Several have suggested that at least some items in the "Sydenham" pattern were still in use even into the 1930s for special occasions. In fact, one tureen has been curated even to this day, potentially over 150 years after it was purchased. With the help of a Davenport Brothers direct descendant, as well as additional research into NY city directories, I've been able to pin down that the pattern dates to around 1854 or possibly even a couple of years earlier. I've been able to determine that "Sydenham" has been recovered at two other MI farmstead sites, though with much smaller samples sizes - basically a sherd or two each. I
was wondering if any of you have found this pattern on any sites that you've worked on as I'm trying to confirm my hunch on the initial circa 1854 production date as well as how long it might have been produced. There is also a possibility that the successors of the Joseph Clementson fi
rm, Clementson Brothers (1865 - 1916), may have also produc!
ed this
pattern based on an unconfirmed listing on a website that is now unavailable. In studying quite a number of Staffordshire patterns including "Sydenham" over the years, I have yet to find any other manufacturers of this exact pattern (or any unmarked vessels in this pattern) so I don't think that the copper plates were sold and used later on, though the name "Sydenham" has been used by several others to describe different transferware patterns as well as molded forms not associated with this design style. The pattern can be viewed at the bottom of a web page at http://oldchinaservice.com/transferware/brownsreds/womenvase.html. This site compares a number of similar romantic/classical patterns that came out during the early to middle 1850s.
Thanks in advance for an assistance you might provide.
Tim Bennett
Warner Site
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Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:32:59 +0000
From: "Branstner, Mark C" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: "Sydenham" transferware pattern
Tim,
At least one of the Sydenham patterns in this series was registered in 30
June 1856, according to the Transferprint Collectors Club ... So, I think
that gives you as tight a bracket as you're going to get .... 1856-64, for
"J. Clementson" production. No other
producers are listed there or in
Petra Williams.
Mark
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Mark C. Branstner, RPA
Historical Archaeologist
Illinois State Archaeological Survey
Prairie Research Institute
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
209 Nuclear Physics Lab, MC-571
23 East Stadium Drive
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217.244.0892
Fax: 217.244.7458
Cell: 217.549.6990
[log in to unmask]
"Mongo only pawn in game of life." Mongo.
On 3/22/13 1:12 PM, "Tim Bennett" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>
>I am an avocational archaeologist with about 20 years field experience.
>For the past six years I've been excavating an historic farmstead, the
>Warner site,
that dates back to 1841 in Michigan. The sesquicentennial
>farm site was owned by 5 generations of the Warner family for the past
>170 years and the largely unmodified 1855 Greek Revival house was listed
>recently on the National Register of Historic Places. Among the many
>thousands of artifacts found at the site, we've recovered a number of
>different transferware patterns but the one that is most predominant is
>"Sydenham" by Joseph Clementson (over 500 fragments thus far). We find
>the pattern in both blue and brown. The pattern in blue is also found
>with the importer's mark of Davenport Brothers of NY. A variety of
>vessels in the pattern have been recovered including handleless/panelled
>cups, various sized saucers, rectangular dishes, dinner plates, tureens,
>etc. As a direct descendant I've been able to discuss some o
> f our finds with
various family members who lived at the site. Several
>have suggested that at least some items in the "Sydenham" pattern were
>still in use even into the 1930s for special occasions. In fact, one
>tureen has been curated even to this day, potentially over 150 years
>after it was purchased. With the help of a Davenport Brothers direct
>descendant, as well as additional research into NY city directories, I've
>been able to pin down that the pattern dates to around 1854 or possibly
>even a couple of years earlier. I've been able to determine that
>"Sydenham" has been recovered at two other MI farmstead sites, though
>with much smaller samples sizes - basically a sherd or two each. I was
>wondering if any of you have found this pattern on any sites that you've
>worked on as I'm trying to confirm my hunch on the initial circa 1854
>production date as well as
how long it might have been produced. There
>is also a possibility that the successors of the Joseph Clementson fi
> rm, Clementson Brothers (1865 - 1916), may have also produc!
> ed this
>pattern based on an unconfirmed listing on a website that is now
>unavailable. In studying quite a number of Staffordshire patterns
>including "Sydenham" over the years, I have yet to find any other
>manufacturers of this exact pattern (or any unmarked vessels in this
>pattern) so I don't think that the copper plates were sold and used later
>on, though the name "Sydenham" has been used by several others to
>describe different transferware patterns as well as molded forms not
>associated with this design style. The pattern can be viewed at the
>bottom of a web page at
>http://oldchinaservice.com/transferware/brownsreds/womenvase.html. This
>site compares a number of similar romantic/classical patterns that came
>out during the early to middle 1850s.
>
>Thanks in advance for an assistance you might provide.
>
>Tim Bennett
>Warner Site
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Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:31:20 -0700
From: Tim Bennett <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: "Sydenham" transferware pattern
Hi Mark,
Thanks for the reply. That was actually a mistake on the Transferware Collectors Club database. The registry mark they had listed there was for "Claremont", also by Joseph Clementson. I have never seen any "Sydenham" vessels with a registry mark though the pattern has at least 16 different central
designs that are used. Also, there are two different marks for Davenport Brothers. Petra Williams does list "Sydenham" but I believe just gives the operation dates for Joseph Clementson (though she did show the same tureen that has been curated by the family for 150 years). "Claremont" has been found in blue and purple and was also distributed by Davenport Brothers though apparently only the purple variety.
Tim
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From: "Branstner, Mark C" <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: "Sydenham" transferware pattern
Tim,
At least one of the Sydenham patterns in this series was registered in 30
June 1856, according to the Transferprint Collectors
Club ... So, I think
that gives you as tight a bracket as you're going to get .... 1856-64, for
"J. Clementson" production. No other producers are listed there or in
Petra Williams.
Mark
_____________
Mark C. Branstner, RPA
Historical Archaeologist
Illinois State Archaeological Survey
Prairie Research Institute
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
209 Nuclear Physics Lab, MC-571
23 East Stadium Drive
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217.244.0892
Fax: 217.244.7458
Cell: 217.549.6990
[log in to unmask]
"Mongo only pawn in game of life." Mongo.
On 3/22/13 1:12 PM, "Tim Bennett" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>
>I am an avocational archaeologist
with about 20 years field experience.
>For the past six years I've been excavating an historic farmstead, the
>Warner site, that dates back to 1841 in Michigan. The sesquicentennial
>farm site was owned by 5 generations of the Warner family for the past
>170 years and the largely unmodified 1855 Greek Revival house was listed
>recently on the National Register of Historic Places. Among the many
>thousands of artifacts found at the site, we've recovered a number of
>different transferware patterns but the one that is most predominant is
>"Sydenham" by Joseph Clementson (over 500 fragments thus far). We find
>the pattern in both blue and brown. The pattern in blue is also found
>with the importer's mark of Davenport Brothers of NY. A variety of
>vessels in the pattern have been recovered including handleless/panelled
>cups, various sized saucers,
rectangular dishes, dinner plates, tureens,
>etc. As a direct descendant I've been able to discuss some o
> f our finds with various family members who lived at the site. Several
>have suggested that at least some items in the "Sydenham" pattern were
>still in use even into the 1930s for special occasions. In fact, one
>tureen has been curated even to this day, potentially over 150 years
>after it was purchased. With the help of a Davenport Brothers direct
>descendant, as well as additional research into NY city directories, I've
>been able to pin down that the pattern dates to around 1854 or possibly
>even a couple of years earlier. I've been able to determine that
>"Sydenham" has been recovered at two other MI farmstead sites, though
>with much smaller samples sizes - basically a sherd or two each. I was
>wondering if any of you have found this
pattern on any sites that you've
>worked on as I'm trying to confirm my hunch on the initial circa 1854
>production date as well as how long it might have been produced. There
>is also a possibility that the successors of the Joseph Clementson fi
> rm, Clementson Brothers (1865 - 1916), may have also produc!
> ed this
>pattern based on an unconfirmed listing on a website that is now
>unavailable. In studying quite a number of Staffordshire patterns
>including "Sydenham" over the years, I have yet to find any other
>manufacturers of this exact pattern (or any unmarked vessels in this
>pattern) so I don't think that the copper plates were sold and used later
>on, though the name "Sydenham" has been used by several others to
>describe different transferware patterns as well as molded forms not
>associated with this design style. The pattern can be viewed at
the
>bottom of a web page at
>http://oldchinaservice.com/transferware/brownsreds/womenvase.html. This
>site compares a number of similar romantic/classical patterns that came
>out during the early to middle 1850s.
>
>Thanks in advance for an assistance you might provide.
>
>Tim Bennett
>Warner Site
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