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Hotblack Collection
Brian Wood Collection
Exhibited in the English Ceramic Circle 1948 Exhibition, no.475 and illustrated in the catalogue at pl.109. All of the Lowestoft 'trifles' appear to be inscribed by the same hand, probably that of Robert Allen. A blue and white Lowestoft jug dated 1774 and made for William Ladell provides the stylistic link between the earlier Allen-decorated pieces and the 'Trifle from Lowestoft' pots. See the discussion by Sheenah Smith, Lowestoft in the Norwich Castle Museum, p.48-49. Closest in style to the 'Trifles' is the teapot inscribed 'ER Lowestoft' and dated 1790. Another inkwell painted in blue with the same description was sold by Bonhams on 23 April 2008, lot 227. See also Geoffrey Godden, Lowestoft Porcelains (1985), p.181, pl.225