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A grand plain white ironstone wash pitcher in classic English farmhouse form - paneled baluster body, scalloped lip, and an elegant scrolled handle. The simplest, most collectible silhouette: clean white that pairs with everything. SPECS: Approx 11 in tall; white semi-porcelain (ironstone) body; paneled/scalloped form; large water or wash pitcher. Maker John Maddock & Sons, Burslem, England. Backstamp: crown over Royal Semi-Porcelain, John Maddock & Sons, England. HISTORY: John Maddock & Sons (Burslem, est. 1842) used the Royal Semi-Porcelain mark on white ironstone made largely for export from about 1906, dating this to the early 1900s over a century old. White ironstone was the workhorse of the English and American kitchen and scullery, prized today for its quiet, sculptural simplicity.