English Majolica Yellow and Green Ground 'Corn On the Cob' Bread Tray
Attributed to Adams & Bromley / John Adams & Co., recorded as shape no. 21, circa 1875
Of navette shape, the center molded as a basket surround by four ears of corn, within a leafy husk and stalk border, the reverse mottled in brown and white, unmarked, width 12 3/4 inches, depth 10 1/2 inches; Together with a Pewter-Mounted Adams & Bromley Majolica 'Corn On the Cob' Jug and Cover; attributed to Adams & Bromley, circa 1880, naturalistically modeled as an open cob glazed in yellow and with green husks, the handle formed as a curling stalk, with hinged cover, the interior in pink, the underside ochre-yellow, indistinct raised registry diamond, attributed to Adams & Bromley, height 9 3/4 inches and a Pewter-Mounted Adams & Bromley Majolica Cucumber Pitcher. Attributed Adams & Bromley, circa 1875, naturalistically modeled and curved to form the handle, resting in a cluster of leaves on a slab foot, indistinct raised registry diamond recorded as 7 June 1871, parcel 7, shape no. 117, height 10 1/4 inches.

Literature (English 'Corn On the Cob' Bread Tray):
Susan Weber et al., Majolica Mania: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850-1915, cat. 217, fig. 34.15.

Exhibited (English 'Corn On the Cob' Bread Tray):
'Majolica Mania', Bard Graduate Center, New York, 24 September 2021-2 January 2022, no. MJ-652; Walters Art Museum, 27 February 2022-7 August 2022, no. MAJ.211; The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent, 8 October 2022-29 January 2023.

Literature (Pewter-Mounted Adams & Bromley 'Corn On the Cob' Jug and Cover):
Susan Weber et al., Majolica Mania: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850-1915, fig. 16.19.

Reference (Pewter-Mounted Adams & Bromley Cucumber Pitcher):
Majolica International Society, KL009395 for a similar example tentatively attributed to Adams & Bromley (Matthes Collection).


C The Joan Stacke Graham Majolica Collection

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Pewter-Mounted Adams & Bromley Majolica 'Corn On the Cob' Jug and Cover: Scuff to handle.
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