Carlton China crested ware - artillery shell
c. 1918Hollow, off-white china ornament depicting a World War One artillery shell.
There is a colourful crest on one side featuring the coat of arms of the City of London. On the reverse, the words 'The victory of justice, Armistice of the Great War, Signed Nov 11th 1918' are written in black ink on the lower section of the shell.
There is a line of gilding circling around the centre and the top of the shell is painted gold.
The maker's name is written in black ink on the bottom.
Crested china collecting became a craze in the Victorian period when tourists bought small, hollow, off-white coloured porcelain ornaments decorated with the coats of arms of the towns they visited to take home as a souvenir.
Before World War One, pottery companies including Adderleys, Arcadian, Carlton, Clifton, Florentine, Grafton, Podmore, Savoy, Shelley, Swan, Willow Art, and W H Goss, mainly from the Stoke -on-Trent area, made miniature collectibles such as vases, plates and other crockery, houses, public buildings, cars and replicas of visitor attractions. During the war, the range of souvenirs was expanded to include military caps, equipment and vehicles.
Crested china ornaments are also known as ‘Heraldic China’ or ‘Heraldic Souvenir Ware’.
There are several examples in the collection made by a variety of makers.
There are two crested ware pieces depicting artillery shells. This is the broader of the two.
Details
Details
On front of shell:
"DOMINE DORIGE NOS" (Master, Guide Us)
"CITY OF LONDON"
On reverse of shell:
"THE VICTORY OF JUSTICE
ARMISTICE OF THE GREAT WAR
SIGNED 11TH NOV 1918"
On base of shell:
"W & R
STOKE-ON-TRENT
CARLTON CHINA"
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