About This Piece
Beautiful pearlware plate by Ralph and James Clews, in the ‘Canterbury Cathedral’ pattern, featuring a scene of a fisherman in the foreground, with the towering Cathedral in the background. Wonderful antique condition.
From the Transferware Collectors Club: “St Augustine arrived in Britain as a missionary, sent by Pope Gregory the Great. He was given a church in Canterbury, on the site of a former Roman Temple, by King Ethelread, whose wife was a Christian. When, later, he was consecrated the first Archbishop of Canterbury this became his 'seat' (Latin 'cathedra') and his successors have held the same post ever since, the current Archbishop being the 104th. As the senior cleric of the church in England, the Archbishops were sometimes in conflict with the King, none less than Archbishop Thomas a Becket who, in 1170, was murdered in the cathedral by knights of King Henry II (The topic of Christopher Fry's play 'Murder in the Cathedral'). St Thomas was canonised by the Pope in 1173 and his tomb in the cathedral became a place of pilgrimage ("...to Caunterbury they wende, the hooly blisful martir for to seke, that hem hath holpen, when that they were seeke." Prologue to 'Canterbury Tales' by Geoffrey Chaucer, 1375). Much of the present building dates from c. 1170 with additions to the quire completed in 1184 and the nave in 1405.”
Details
📅 Date / Era: c. 1814-1834
🏭 Maker / Origin: Clews, Staffordshire England
🎨 Pattern / Style: “Canterbury Cathedral’
📏 Size / Dimensions: Approximately 10 inches
🔢 Quantity: 1 available
✅ Condition: Overall, very good condition. Minor surface irregularities consistent with age. Pictures are part of the condition report; please review carefully.
Marks & Backstamp
Stamped with Clews maker mark
Use & Care
Hand wash only. Not recommended for dishwasher or microwave.
Provenance
From a private estate of esteemed transferware collector.
About This Piece
Beautiful pearlware plate by Ralph and James Clews, in the ‘Canterbury Cathedral’ pattern, featuring a scene of a fisherman in the foreground, with the towering Cathedral in the background. Wonderful antique condition.
From the Transferware Collectors Club: “St Augustine arrived in Britain as a missionary, sent by Pope Gregory the Great. He was given a church in Canterbury, on the site of a former Roman Temple, by King Ethelread, whose wife was a Christian. When, later, he was consecrated the first Archbishop of Canterbury this became his 'seat' (Latin 'cathedra') and his successors have held the same post ever since, the current Archbishop being the 104th. As the senior cleric of the church in England, the Archbishops were sometimes in conflict with the King, none less than Archbishop Thomas a Becket who, in 1170, was murdered in the cathedral by knights of King Henry II (The topic of Christopher Fry's play 'Murder in the Cathedral'). St Thomas was canonised by the Pope in 1173 and his tomb in the cathedral became a place of pilgrimage ("...to Caunterbury they wende, the hooly blisful martir for to seke, that hem hath holpen, when that they were seeke." Prologue to 'Canterbury Tales' by Geoffrey Chaucer, 1375). Much of the present building dates from c. 1170 with additions to the quire completed in 1184 and the nave in 1405.”
Details
📅 Date / Era: c. 1814-1834
🏭 Maker / Origin: Clews, Staffordshire England
🎨 Pattern / Style: “Canterbury Cathedral’
📏 Size / Dimensions: Approximately 10 inches
🔢 Quantity: 1 available
✅ Condition: Overall, very good condition. Minor surface irregularities consistent with age. Pictures are part of the condition report; please review carefully.
Marks & Backstamp
Stamped with Clews maker mark
Use & Care
Hand wash only. Not recommended for dishwasher or microwave.
Provenance
From a private estate of esteemed transferware collector.
