On 10th July 1879 Thomas Webb & Sons took out a design registration for a jug in the shape of a bird.
Amber crackle cock jug richly enamelled by Jules Barbe, No. 202. With etched registration mark, underneath tail, for July 10, 1879, number 33701. Pattern 11952. Thomas Webb and Sons.
Pattern Books
The bird is described as a “Cock” in the pattern book under the numbers 11951-2. The plumage decoration is engraved, on pattern 11951 a small cream jug variant, the engraving is filled in, presumably with gold.
Thomas Webb & Sons registered design dated July 10, 1879. Pattern 11952. Smaller cream jug pattern 11951 same but engraving filled.
Engraved Jug
Thomas Webb & Sons registered design dated July 10, 1879. Pattern 11952. Smaller cream jug pattern 11951 same but engraving filled in.
Jules Barbe
The same bird shape also appeared in the book of Jules Barbe work, sadly missing. However, a facsimile of the design has surfaced and shows the jug alongside other unusual designs all enamelled by Barbe.
Patterns 198 & 202. Thomas Webb & Sons, Early Jules Barbe dated circa 1879. Image courtesy of Charles R. Hajdamach.
Amber Crackle Glass Ground
Amber crackle cock jug richly enamelled by Jules Barbe, No. 202. With etched registration mark, underneath tail, for July 10, 1879, number 337071. Pattern 11952. Thomas Webb and Sons.