C & J Shaw (Junr)






 

Location and period of operation:

C & J Shaw

 

 

 

 

Little is known about the company C & J Shaw...

  • Their mark appears on transferware typical of the  English (Staffordshire) mid 19th C. style. 

  • In the C & J Shaw mark the wording inside the belt mark is the Latin 'Vincit Verits' it translates as 'Truth Conquers' or 'Truth Prevails' 

  • C & J Shaw (and later C & J Shaw Junr) could have been distributors - purchasing ware from maufacturers and selling it with their own mark (sometimes also with the manufacturers mark); or could have been manufacturers of white ware which was decorated by others. 

  • Ware with the mark C & J Shaw appears to be most often found in Portugal and the USA 

  • The exact dates of the operation of Shaw are not known but C & J Shaw were contemporary with Wood & Brownfield (1841-1850) and C & J Shaw Junr were contemporary with Hope & Carter (1862-1880)

  • One internet source claims that C & J Shaw operated in Lane End (North Staffordshire) from 1825 to 1838 - however there is no evidence to support this - C & J Shaw do not appear in Henrywood's 'Staffordshire Potters, 1781-1900'

  • Godden (Encyclopaedia of British Pottery and Porcelain Marks) records the existance, in his collection of a 'mid-19th century printed earthenware dish' with the name-mark C & J Shaw, Junr. He states that he has 'been unable to trace these potters'

 

 

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Teapot with the C & J Shaw mark 

courtesy of: Luisy 

 

C & J Shaw transferware plate and platter with the same scene 

 

 


Platter in one of the Venetian Scenery patterns
the back carries both the mark W & B (Wood & Brownfield) and C & J Shaw 

courtesy of: Luís Montalvão


Plate in the BRAGANZA pattern
the back carries both the mark H & C (Hope & Carter) and C & J Shaw Junr

The plate shows various views of Lisbon, Portugal - in the center the statue of Joseph in the Palace Square and around the rim - the fountain of Rossio (the Public Garden), Camões statue in the square of the same name, the pillory from Town Hall Square and the Theatre D. Maria II - the pattern name is Braganza, referring to the Portuguese royal house.

The pattern registration date is 27 April 1864 

courtesy of: Luís Montalvão

 

Marks used on ware for identification:

 

 


Stone China
Vincit Veritas
C & J Shaw 

The wording inside the belt mark is the Latin 'Vincit Verits'
it translates as 'Truth Conquers' or 'Truth Prevails' 

from a platter containing both the marks
 W & B (Wood & Brownfield) and C & J Shaw 

Wood & Brownfield operated 1841-1850

courtesy of: Luís Montalvão

  

from a plate containing both the marks
 H & C (Hope & Carter) and C & J Shaw Junr

Hope & Carter operated 1862-1880

The registration diamond gives a
pattern registration date of 27 April 1864 

courtesy of: Luís Montalvão

 

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