Estate vintage Staffordshire ceramic
Early to mid-20th Century
Cute way to teach your tyke table manners!!
J. KENT Potters
Child's PORRINGER (porridge, oatmeal, or cereal) SHALLOW BOWL
and MILK MUG or cup
Humpty Dumpty NURSERY RHYME
ADORABLE set . The main theme is Humpty Dumpty – found in an Edinburgh (Scotland) antique store, tag as shown
-----Porridge Bowl has a tiny flaw on outside on the underside of the edge, see 6th photo, does not detract from overall appeal. Very fine spider web type crazing in the clear overglaze as is typical of older ceramics. All of the adorable little pictures have no missing paint
-----Cup appx 3" diam x 3" tall
Both marked in old Globe logo:
"J Kent Ltd / Staffordshire / MADE IN ENGLAND"
----------Light overall crazing, clean, and still very Bright Colors!! --For all used, preowned items: Expect typical evidence of use, handling, storage
Last 3 photos, offered FYI, show the old Foley buildings and a map of Foley Stoke on Trent back in its pottery heyday, circa late 1800s
Breakable, so will be double packed for safety in transit, which adds weight
See below for history and/or information re: James Kent Pottery and the nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty!!"
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PLEASE READ ENTIRE LISTING & VIEW ALL PHOTOS
Ask questions, Sold As-Is, No returns.
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We'd love to see someone adopt and enjoy!
We are a smoke-free home with a hypoallergenic dog (Standard Poodle) – We usually mail w/in a day or two of payment, but have 5-10 day handling for health reasons, but if you need sooner LET US KNOW right away, we will do our best to accommodate if we can
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---Used Items: Expect typical evidence of use wear handling and/or storage. Ignore any vintage pricing.
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From the web about: J Kent (James Kent, Ltd)
Earthenware and porcelain manufacturer at the Old Foley Pottery, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent.
NOTE: The small district of Foley is very close to the municipal boundary between Fenton and Longton and the marks of James Kent use the town names of Fenton and Longton at various periods.
——“This firm of general domestic potters, Old Foley, Longton, was founded by James Aloysius Kent, 1864 -1953, with five workmen from the firm of Barker & Kent (including Arnold Bennett's brother Septimus Bennett, modeller) in 1897." (from Mankowitz & Haggar)
• James was joined at the business by his four sons.
• James Kent became a Limited company in 1913.
• His 2nd son, Philip Francis Kent, took over in 1953
• Continued as a family business until 1981
• Then purchased by Bayer (UK) Ltd, German multinational chemical and pharmaceutical company
• In 1985/6, taken over by pottery mogul/engineer Morris Rushton.
• Sold 1987 to County Potteries PLC.
• 1989 County Potteries was renamed Carlton & Kent (from the names of Carlton Ware and James Kent, which the company owned).
• 1989 Carlton & Kent went into receivership
• Hadida Fine Bone China Ltd. bought the James Kent half
• Renamed the subsidiary James Kent (1989) Ltd.
• 1995, Wedgwood sold Foley China Works buildings to James Kent (1989) Ltd. who were operating at the adjacent Old Foley Pottery.
• The Old Foley Pottery building was demolished 2006 and the company operated from the Foley China Works plant.
• 2008, James Kent closed
• 2010, Foley China Works building was razed.
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From the Web about Humpty Dumpty
——Nobody knows exactly who or what Humpty Dumpty was. The rhyme was first printed in 1810 and became famous through Lewis Caroll's book, 'Alice Through the Looking Glass', where Humpty Dumpty is shown as a round human-like egg. However, it is a very old rhyme and goes back much earlier than this.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men
Couldn’t put Humpty together again.
——“Humpty Dumpty" was a common nickname, used in 15th century England, from the Cockney, to describe large people. This had led to many ideas as to who, or what, the Humpty Dumpty in the nursery rhyme really was. The idea that 'Humpty Dumpty' was a powerful cannon, used during the English Civil War (1642-49), is one of the ideas taken most seriously.
——To get the story behind this, we have to go back to 1648 when the English Civil War was nearing its end. In an attempt to try and hold off the Parliamentary army, King Charles I had his men stationed several cannons along the walls of Colchester. Not surprisingly, one of these cannons, a particularly huge one, happened to be nicknamed Humpty Dumpty.
——As the nursery rhyme alludes to, Humpty Dumpty experienced a vast amount of artillery fire on his section of the wall, making it unable to support the weight of the cannon any longer. As a result, Humpty came tumbling to the ground and was instantly smashed into several pieces. Try as they might, none of the King’s men would be able to fix such a level of destruction caused to the cannon. Therefore, Humpty Dumpty remained inoperable and the King’s army would proceed to lose the war the following year.
——This is just one of the explanations for the origins of Humpty Dumpty, but there is no proof that these events are the origin of the nursery rhyme character, as claimed by local folklore.
——-There are other ideas. One says that "Humpty Dumpty" referred to King Charles I himself - the Humpty Dumpty of England. He was toppled by the Puritan majority in Parliament (the great fall). The Cavaliers (the King's army) could not give his power back, and poor ol' Charles was executed.
——-Another idea says the rhyme refers to King Richard III and his defeat at the Battle of Bosworth. Yet another says that Humpy Dumpty was based on the sudden catastrophic fall of Cardinal Wolsey from Henry VIII era. The Cardinal became ill on the way to his trial and died before he got to London. He was Henry's most trusted friend for a long time, until Anne Boleyn came along and turned Henry against him. No one expected him to be toppled so quickly.
——While the cannon story has never been completely confirmed as being the true inspiration behind Humpty Dumpty, it among the most prevalent origin stories for the rhyme