Meakin Jugs

The J&G Meakin Factory produced many different styles of jugs, teapots, cups etc. The Grace shape was produced in 1957, and was aimed at the Canadian market. This site shows the designs which were produced on items of that shape. I have not been able to find pictures of jugs in all instances, but each pattern was produced across the range in each case.

The plates and saucers in this set were patterned, but the cups were plain, as were the lids to the teapots and to the covered sugar bowls.

Left, the blue and yellow flowers of the Fascination design (1958), later brought out on the  Horizon shape, but seen here on the Grace shape.

Muted shades of Old Rose, lemon and grey make up the Dusky Maid design 

This laburnum design is called Golden Chain, and was later put onto the Studio shape as wel.

The checked Habitat design, brought out in 1953 to go on the Studio shaped wares, but seen here on Grace cream jugs.

 The hatched Crofter background with the Harvest Field (1960) pattern.

This design might be called Realm Rose.

The hatched Crofter background with the yellow Summertime flowers, brought out in 1952

 The hatched Crofter background the Innocence design, 1959

Left, the Domino design

The orange flower of the Flamenco design against the hatched Crofter background first brought out in 1962.

 

Plates showing the Whispering design (1957) left and the Wishing Well design(1960) right

  

 

The Night Club design has two pink rose buds (left and below), and was brought out in 1959.

 

The Rock Fern design (1958) on a hatched crofter background shown on a milk jug.

Shangri-la design,left, and shangri-la back stamp, right. This pattern was produced in 1959

I think this is the Vanity Fair design from 1960, but it could be a later design of the same name.

Lugano from 1957

The beautiful pastel shades of Blossom Lane, produced from 1957.

Woodland 1958

Plates showing the blue garden flowers of the 1952 Caprice pattern.

Ferndale from 1958,  shown here on a different jug shape.

The very modern Hopscotch design from 1959, with it's atomic-inspired shapes.

The lovely and restrained Rose Duet from 1957 showing a pink and yellow rose on a Crofter background.

Two unknown designs

Meadow Lane, produced in 1958. Very similar to the Wayside design.

The Woodland design shown on a non-Grace shaped jug (1958)

The Romany pattern on a Grace jug (1959)

Maid of Honour - a softer shade of pink than is usually seen in  the 1950s. This design is sometimes known as Carmen.

Kingsley, again from the 1950s.

Some pretty red sails. Name unknown

The Japanese inspired One Fine Day design from 1958 with bluebirds and cherry blossom.

Sea Breezes was brought out in 1961

 A super advert for Donegal shwoing the multicoloured dots on a Crofter background.

Hyde Park was introduced in 1957.

The pretty pink rose buds of the Juliet design from 1962.

Moon Dreams 1958

Misty Morn

Witchcraft features one dark red rose and a smaller pink rose.The cups are black. This was seen on the Grace/Lyric shape from 1962.

The Dutch Scenes design was produced in 1961.

Tropicana, from 1957, is a restrained limited-palette design of trailing leaves.

Other designs on the Grace shape were:

Black Magic - a wide black bank with white dots

Crimson Velvet 1960

Fantasia 1961

Fleurette 1959

Flight of Fancy 1960

Folkweave 1962 - black hatching

Midnight Rose 1959

Mimosa 1958

Palace 1957 - red and gold banding

Palm Springs 1957

Park Lane 1957

Radiance 1957

Sitting Pretty 1960

Stadium 1957

Trio 1959

Wedding Day1958

Windsmoor 1960