Hamilton pattern, with pattern number S3379, was first introduced in 1964. The pattern was produced on April shape which was developed from two other shapes: the two-tone Gerrard shape flatware and Tean shape hollow ware. The two-tone earthenware comprised English Lavender, a blue body, contrasted with an ivory body. Wedgwood made a similar blue and white two-tone body which you can see in the image of a shard below.
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| Cup shard, Wedgwood, showing the 2 layers of clay |
Teasets in this pattern were promoted as premium gifts by the UK manufacturer of the washing-up liquid called Ola. The pattern has registered number 915427 which registered the design with the British Patent Office on 3rd March 1964. It is registered as a design for Colgate-Palmolive.
Pattern S3379 was discontinued in the early 1970s.
English Lavender has an entry on the E page.
It should be noted that there was another pattern called Hamilton in the 1920s which is a different pattern from this later version.
Henri IV
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| Leaflet 1963 |
Herring Hunt
See Hunt, The
Hot Water Can
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Hot Water Plate
Please click Spode and a Hot Water Plate to and find out more about this item produced in many different patterns.
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| Lucano pattern c1819 |
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| Woodman pattern c1816 |
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| Hot water plate with ceramic topped cork stopper, Imari design Copeland & Garrett 1833-1847 |
Hunt, The
The Hunt pattern was first introduced in about 1930. It was sometimes known as Herring Hunt. Produced as dinner
services and tea services, it depicted different scenes on different items.
Larger items of flatware had twelve different scenes while other items in a
smaller size had six. The pattern was produced in several versions on both bone china and earthenware.
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| 10 inch plate, earthenware, depicting the scene 'Full Cry' 1949 |
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| The Hunt 'Full Cry' backstamp detail |
Many of the scenes were derived from drawings and paintings by J. F. Herring (1795-1865). He painted inn signs and coach panels and also undertook
commissions to paint horses for titled owners. In about 1830 he was in debt and
W. T. Copeland, working for and soon to become owner of the Spode company, took up the bills and offered the artist a house on his estate
in Essex. A keen racing man Copeland commissioned Herring to paint
his own racehorses, pictures of fox hunting and scenes of rural life
incorporating horses. It is from these paintings that most of the scenes for The Hunt are derived; although some were
derived from the work of other sporting artists.
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| Catalogue page with a marketing version of the Herring-Copeland connection 1938 |
There are several versions of The
Hunt with different pattern numbers. The most usual numbers for The
Hunt patterns on earthenware are 2/9265 (green band) and 2/9344 (crimson band).
The decoration was transfer printed and then handcoloured. The design was intended
to be reminiscent of handcoloured sporting prints. In 1947 the number of the varied
centres for the design was reduced. The crimson band was discontinued
between 1961 and 1973. The pattern was discontinued completely in the
mid-1990s. A combination of technical issues in manufacture, particularly with
the red, combined with anti-hunt politics in the UK perhaps led to this discontinuation. However in Spring 2005 the company launched a small range in
the pattern including 6 scenes on 10 inch plates, a sandwich tray, a coaster, 2
sizes of Liverpool Jug, a small round lidded box and a square bowl.
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| Coffee Can depicting scene 'Well Cleared' 1938 |
Pattern number Y7607 was introduced in 1955 on bone china on Gadroon shape but using a flat rim 10
inch plate but other regular items in the shape range. Dinner, tea and coffee
ware was produced and the design had gilded rim. Twelve different scenes were
used for the 7, 8 and 9 inch plates, six scenes for the cups, saucers, smaller
plates etc and one only per meat dish or platter.
The flat rim 10 inch plates were also offered with different coloured
rims as place, or service, plates or as decorative plaques. These were as
follows:
Pattern number Y1839 with powder blue rim of 1929
Pattern number Y2653 with powder crimson rim of 1931
Pattern number Y4631 with apple green rim of 1936
Also produced on bone china was pattern number Y8070 introduced in 1963
and one of the most popular versions of the pattern. This took over from the
version on Gadroon shape when that
shape was withdrawn from china production. In 1991 a set of china plates in the
coupe shape was produced.
A special mark was used as a backstamp from 1931 to about 1970 which often incorporated the name of the hunting scene on the piece. other marks could be included too. For example on this second example an impressed datemark, an impressed company mark, a printed company mark and the tile of the scene depicted.
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| Backstamps for a piece with the scene 'Off to the Draw' 1932 |
Full details about this pattern can be found in Robert Copeland's 'Spode & Copeland Marks & Other
Relevant Intelligence' - details on my booklist. This also details the
scenes used on different shapes until 1981.
In 1938 the company produced a small book for marketing and sales
purposes which tells the story of J. F. Herring and his connection with the
Copeland family who owned Spode from 1833 to the mid-1960s.
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| Book 'The Hunt' from Spode 1938 |
Hürten, Charles Ferdinand
Click HERE> to take you to my Spode and Charles Ferdinand Hürten blogpost.
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Pair of monumental 'Forty Thieves' vases painted by Hürten in his spectacular style.
The foot of each vase and a deep band inside the rim are gilded.
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| Detail from Hürten's 'Forty Thieves' vase and his signature |