Jug, from a toilet set, the basin missing, cream-coloured earthenware, decorated with 'Celtic' design, relief-moulded interlaced serpents, plaited borders forming an equal-armed cross, bosses and other Celtic Revival motifs; base, painted pattern number

Jug, from a toilet set, the basin missing, cream-coloured earthenware, decorated with 'Celtic' design, relief-moulded interlaced serpents, plaited borders forming an equal-armed cross, bosses and other Celtic Revival motifs; base, painted pattern number 9785, printed factory mark and registered design mark with encoded date of 9th March 1878 impressed on a raised tablet, made by Powell, Bishop and Stonier, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, 1880+
the design was registered by Powell and Bishop in 1878; however, the seated chinaman mark found here was introduced by the company's successors, Powell, Bishop and Stonier in 1880