J. Pitts is an artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

J. Pitts spent years carving decorative prints for London’s tea rooms, tiny, ornate pictures of cats in waistcoats or teapots wearing flowers. Every line was hand-cut into wood, then inked and pressed like a secret message. You’ll spot their style in the crowded corners of old menus at the British Museum: little stories tucked beside the sugar bowls.

Look for H Beard Print Collection if you want to trace the same playful pen that once turned a teapot into a mascot.