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J
T Hudden |
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Location and period of operation:
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J T Hudden |
Longton |
1859 |
1885 |
John Thomas Hudden, an earthenware manufacturer at Longton, Stoke-on-Trent. Established a factory in Stafford Street in 1859 and then at the British Anchor Works in Anchor Road in c.1874 - 1885.
around 1884/5 the works was taken over and named "British Anchor Pottery Co. Ltd"
At
the time of the 1881 census John Hudden (who never married) was living as a
boarder with the Swift family.
The census notes that Hudden's pottery company employed over 100 people.
1881 census:
Dwelling: Hunt Stables
Census Place: Trentham, Staffordshire, England
| Name |
Marr | Age | Sex |
Birthplace | Occupation | |
| Charlotte SWIFT | W 84 F | Head | Grimsthorpe, Lincoln | Retired Farmer |
| Fanny K. SWIFT | M 45 F | Daur | Trentham | |
| Henry C. SWIFT | U 23 M | G Son | Trentham | Mercantile Clerk |
| John T. HUDDEN | U 65 M | Boarder | Hackney, Middlesex | Manufacturer Employing Above 100 Hands (Pottery) |
| Sarah WILDE | U 17 F | Servt | Blythe Bridge | Gen Servt |
Initials used on ware for identification:
J.T.H.
J.T. HUDDEN
The above often
appears with the location name "LONGTON"
and often with the pattern name
Mark on J. T. Hudden ware
"CHUSAN" is the pattern name
Mark on J. T. Hudden ware with the
name in full
"CHOICE" is the pattern name
This fragment was found in field in Tasmania, Australia - Dec 2003
"LASSO" is the pattern name
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on a white ground it has three oriental figures on both sides of the jug in shades of green, red, pink and black. On one side the oriental figures are surrounded by a scroll covered in red roses and leaves and on the other side three different figures are standing in the garden surrounded by the same red roses and leaves. The jug measures 5.5" in diameter and stands 8.5" high The base is printed "Chusan, J.T.H., Longton". (as example above) |
brown transfer ware plate in the
LASSO pattern
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