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| Enamel plaque or box lid with parrot, c. 1749-1755. Transfer printed and overpainted. Wolverhampton Museum. |
This object is part of Birmingham's history of transfer printing onto enamel. It was produced by making a copperplate engraving which was then "transferred" onto the white enamel, and it has then been overpainted with bright enamel colours. The long-tailed Macaw is perched on the jardiniere, reaching for the fruits below. The original engraving was likely done by Robert Hancock who was prominent in Birmingham's transfer printing history in the early 1750s, when this plaque or box lid was produced.
The transfer print for the enamel plaque/lid is considered to have been produced by Hancock because he produced the same or similar designs for porcelain when he later moved to Worcester and worked for the potteries.
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| Worcester Porcelain transfer printed mug, c. 1756-1760. Sold at Christie's in 2010 for £1,375. |
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| Mug with transfer print by Robert Hancock produced for the Worcester Porcelain factory, c. 1756. British Museum. |
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| Hancock signature on mug (above). Click to enlarge. |
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| Mug with transfer print by Robert Hancock produced for the Caughley factory, Shropshire, c. 1780-1785. V&A Collection. |