Davenports (Staffordshire)
From Graces Guide
Late William Davenport and Co.
China, earthenware and glass of Longport, Staffordshire.
A remarkable earthenware jug of very large size, with a silver lustre glaze, is on display at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. It is said to be one of about a dozen made c.1810-30 for a king in Calabar, west Africa, but this was was not sent because of a flaw which arose during firing. It bears the name Eyo Archibong, Esquire.
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