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Three of the four patterns on this page describe items from the "Duchess" set which was advertised in the Pottery Gazette in 1883. The surviving advert shows the objects sketched in 370619 (basin) and 375281 (dish) but not 370618 (cream jug).
The full list of pieces in the advert:
Breakfast set - 5 pieces including a salt
Celery
Dinner set - 3 pieces
Sardine
Round handled butter
Covered basin - large and small
Main centre dish
Butter with lid
Round potting and stand
Round plate
Salad bowl
Oval plate
Top view of an item with the Duchess pattern
(thanks to Roy for the photo)
28 SEPTEMBER 1881
Design Number
370618
Lozenge
Description
Cream jug
This is a different shape to the cream jugs of previous years with a squatter, more rectangular look. The handle is rectangular and the body is patterned as squares, which have alternating geometric shapes of the Duchess pattern. The top edge of the jug has elongated half ovoid shapes. The base has a star pattern.
28 SEPTEMBER 1881
Design Number
370619
Lozenge
(as 370618)
Description
Basin
This basin or sugar bowl has a star pattern on the base and a concave stem. The main body of the bowl bears the same geometric pattern as 370618 - Duchess pattern.
12 OCTOBER 1881
Design Number
371262
Lozenge
Description
Pickle dish
This dish has deeper sides than some of the earlier ones. The dish has a star base. The external side of the dish is decorated with two alternating patterns - one is diamonds and the other is largely blank except for a thin row of vertical diamonds.
2 JANUARY 1882
Design Number
375281
Lozenge
Description
Dish
This oval dish has a large star pattern on the base. The sides have the same pattern as seen in 370618 - Duchess pattern.
Image
This Duchess Celery bears the same registration lozenge as the dish
Photo from eBay user 1742irene
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