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WHITE IRONSTONE NOTES
VOL. 11 No. 4
SPRING 2005
HOT WATER, CHOCOLATE, AND TOAST WATER PITCHERS
Pg. 2, Vol. 11, No. 4
INDEX
WICA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Tom Moreland, President
John Yunginger, Vice President
Cindy Barber, Secretary
Anne Miller, Treasurer
Dale Abrams
Ted Brockey
Ernie Dieringer
Amy Earls
Elsie Freeman Finch
Jean Gortzig
David Klein
Olga Moreland
Harry Moseley
Honorary Lifetime Member
Jean Wetherbee
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Pg. 4 Hot Water, Chocolate, & Toast...
Pg. 10 The Jack & Janet Allers
Collection
Pg. 14 Spare Parts & Whole Pieces
Pg. 14 Collectors’ Showcase
FROM THE EDITORS’ DESK
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If you discover that you did not received Vol.
11, No. 3, please let us know and we will send
you a copy. That newsletter has all the information and forms for the convention.
We want to remind you of what a great
resource the Spare Parts and Whole Pieces
page is for finding and selling white ironstone.
We have had positive responses from many of
our members. Jim Kerr told us that he both
sold and got the pieces he listed in the last
issue of WIN. Rick Nielsen also reported that
he had made three matches from his wants.
We have many new members who may not be
aware of your wants before and just might
have that elusive part you are seeking. And
remember, it’s free!
LETTERS
Thank you for another great White Ironstone
Notes issue...including the response from Carl
Gortzig in regard to the newly discovered
shape. Would you prefer to change the name
from Lorraine to something more botanical?
Wouldn’t it be fun to be able to trace back
and to learn how this single teapot made its
journey all the way out here? (California)
Marcia Waldemar, Torrance, CA
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We are keeping Lorraine as its name and aka
Arum, the botanical name.
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I am sure by now you know that gleaming
white ironstone pitchers are pictured on the
cover of the January 2005 ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST. They are mentioned in an article
inside. I hope that you will be the ones to send
a letter to the magazine commenting on their
importance. As I have written to you, when I
do a show in Ann Arbor, Michigan (home of
Un. of Michigan) I sell Ironstone to the young
professionals for their stunning contemporary
designed homes. The old English Ironstone is
a compliment to that particular design. Old
English Ironstone is so very well designed that
it can hold its own in any setting.
Nancy Rajala, Flint MI
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Above is the cabinet full of pitchers featured
on the cover of Architectural Digest.
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Janice Stork called to tell of an article about
collecting ironstone, that she found in this
April's Country Home magazine. The issue is
full of all kinds of white china. The photo at
right of a cupboard full of English and
American ironstone in the home of a
Pennsylvania dealer/collector. We called her
and told her about WICA and the Ironstone
convention. She said she would join. We hope
to meet her at the first timers event at the
Exton PA Convention. Imagine a dealer with a
PA antique shop that features white ironstone
and was not a member!
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The at the top of the next page is from the
April issue of Country Living Magazine.
“Timeless tableware -- ironstone fans can head
to the White IronstoneChina Association’s
11th Annual Convention at the Inn at Chester
Springs in Exton, PA where scheduled events
include an ironstone auction, flea market, and
collector’s social.”
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What a great bit of advertising for WICA!
Isn’t it great that three magazines all mentioned white ironstone just before our convention.
Vol. 11, No. 4, Pg 3
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Paul and I recently attended an auction that
reminded us of the olden days - when items
were put into large lots. We read the sale bill
and saw that a large amount of ironstone was
being offered and decided to check it out. We
nearly fell over when we walked in the door
and saw shelves and shelves of white ironstone. Many, many patterns we had never
seen. A lot of the larger pieces were pulled and
set on the front table and we bid on those by
the piece. However, the large shelving units
had many shelves and you bid by the shelf.
We purchased every shelf not to mention many
of the single pieces. It took us almost two
hours to pack it all. Luckily they provided
boxes and packing material since we had not
taken near enough. This was an auction that
will stick in our minds for a long time. Two
days later Paul went to another auction that
listed ironstone and picked up a Coral soup
tureen with ladle. Needless to say we don't
have enough room for the ironstone we purchased so when I prepared the arrangement for
the photos we didn't unpack boxes or take out
what was put in for soaking. The attached
photos represent roughly 20 % of what was
purchased.
Paul & Deb Lower, Liverpool, PA
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
NEXT ISSUES
As we look forward to our 2005
Convention, let me update you on a
few subjects.
At the end of December we filed
with the IRS WICA's application for
§ 501(c)(3) status as an educational
organization. We should receive the
IRS response within a few months.
Keep your fingers crossed.
In February we finalized our
arrangements with Jean Wetherbee
permitting WICA to reprint Jean's
most recent book, White Ironstone: A
Collectors Guide. Bev Dieringer is
now exploring how best to reprint the
book with particular focus on maintaining the quality of the pictures as in
the original. This is no easy task,
because the original plates were discarded by the publisher. If anyone has
access to a top of the line scanner that
could be used for the reprinting, Bev
would like to hear from you.
Convention 2006 now has a venue:
the Wyndham Hotel near the
Pittsburgh, PA, Airport, with CoChairs, Olga Moreland and yours
truly. We have some tentative ideas
for a speaker and programs, but please
be in touch with us if you have any
suggestions for any aspect of the convention.
Exciting plans are in the works for a
members-only section of the WICA
website, which has continued to
evolve under Heather Diamond's leadership. Rick Nielsen is the action officer in designing this members-only
section. I know he would welcome
any ideas you have concerning what
you would like to have included.
On a sadder note, as some of you
may know, Arnold Kowalsky passed
away recently. I sent a note of condolence for WICA to his widow,
Dorothy, lauding Arnold's very considerable contributions to the research
and literature concerning ironstone
(most notably the encyclopedia of
marks that he and Dorothy published a
few years ago) which holds an honored place in the libraries of many
WICA members.
I hope to see many of you in Exton.
As always, feel free to get in touch
with me by email,
tmoreland@kramerlevin.com
or phone (212-715-9246) at any time
concerning WICA.
First, Convention coverage including
the great Show & Tell pieces.
In upcoming issues we plan to profile
three Shapes produced by several potters: Quartered Rose and Memnon and
Chinese Shape. If you have pieces of
any of these shapes, please send us
photos.
Tom Moreland
CALENDAR
April 22-24, 2005 WICA Convention
The Inn at Chester Springs, Exton, PA
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Pg. 4, Vol. 11, No. 4
HOT WATER, CHOCOLATE, & TOAST WATER PITCHERS
Pitchers and Jugs with Ceramic Lids
White ironstone pitchers with ceramic lids have been found in graduated sizes (from 5” to over 10” tall) with and without strainers at the
pour spout. Some have a lid with a distinctive elliptical shape that
extends towards the spout. The lid sometimes sits in or on a rim. The
lids were probably intended to keep the contents hot and also to keep
insects out in summer. Pitchers with strainers have been described as
toast water pitchers, chocolate pots or as hot milk or creamers. The
strainer possibly was designed to hold back any skim formed on the hot
boiled milk or cream when serving tea or coffee, and to strain a beverage in which solids have been steeped or added for flavor. T&R Boote
made their 1851 Shape pitcher with both ceramic and a pewter lid (pg.
7). One pewter lidded pitcher without a strainer has HOT WATER printed on the side (illus. 1). There is also a New York shape covered pitcher without a strainer (illus. 2).
Toast Water Pitchers
Some authorities have said that covered pitchers with strainers were
intended for making and serving toast water. One authority says they
are toast water jugs and were used in caring for the sick. Burnt toast was
placed in the bottom of the jug and boiling water added; the cooled liquid was then strained and given to the patient as a “medicine” believed
to calm the stomach through the effect of the charcoal from the burnt
toast.
Since the pitchers have lids some assume that they were intended for
hot beverages. Yet there are recipes, (see below and pg. 9) stating that
toast water was a cool refreshing summer beverage.
Pam Woolliscroft Curator at the Spode Museum in Stoke on Trent,
England could not find a listing of a toast water jug in the 1829 Spode
Shape book but did send an image of a Copeland earthenware “Dutch”
jug, circa 1847 with a strainer but missing its original lid. It has
TOAST & WATER printed on its side (illus. 3). Pam also sent this
recipe from an 1831 cookbook (which proves that the jugs were used
for toast water).
The Cooks Oracle by William Kitchener
Toast and Water
“Cut a crust of bread off a stale loaf, about twice the thickness usually cut; toast it fully until it is completely browned all over, not at all
blackened or burnt; pour as much boiling water as you wish to make
into a drink, into the jug; put the toast into it, and let it stand till it is
quite cold: the fresher the better.
A roll of thin fresh cut lemon, or dried orange peel, or some currant
jelly or apples sliced or roasted and infused with the bread, are grateful
additions. NB if the boiling water be poured on the bread, it will break
it and make the drink grouty.
This is a refreshing Summer Drink; and when the proportion of fluid
is destroyed by profuse perspiration, may be drank plentifully. Let a
large jug be made early in the day, it will then become warmed by the
heat of the air and may be drunk without danger, - which water Cold as
it comes from the well, cannot in hot weather.
To make it more expeditiously, put the bread into a mug and just
cover it with boiling water; let it stand until cold then fill it with cold
spring water and strain through the sieve.”
A Millifiore unmarked jug
showing the strainer, 5” high.
(Moreland coll.)
Obs. - The above is a pleasant and excellent beverage grateful to the
stomach, and deserves a constant place at the bed-side.
And this one found in an 1880 US Army publication.
“Cut a piece of crusty bread about 1⁄4 lb. in weight, place it upon a
toasting fork and hold it about six inches from the fire; turn it often and
keep moving it till it turns a light yellow color. Then place it near the
fire, and when of a good brown chocolate color, put it in a jug and pour
over 3 pints of boiling water; cover the jug until cold, then strain it into
a clean jug, and it is ready to use. Never leave the toast in it, for in summer it will cause fermentation in a short time. A piece of apple, slowly
toasted till it gets quite black and added to the above, makes a very nice
and refreshing drink for invalids”.
Our European-born parents served toast water to the very sick. It was
supposed to help those that couldn’t keep anything down to get a mild
non-acid “broth” -- better than the acidic teas or fatty chicken broth.
They also made an infusion of hot water poured over chopped dried
vegetables. Our parents didn’t always have a pitcher with a strainer;
they just strained it through a 20th century tea strainer. Awful stuff - as
remembered!
Chocolate Pots
Though many collectors call covered pitchers chocolate pots, we have
no evidence that white ironstone pitchers with lids were made or sold
as chocolate pots. Earlier chocolate pots ca 1770-1820 usually were
cylindrical or pear shaped, often with a handle mounted at a right angle
to the spout. The lid usually had a notched hole accommodating a
wooden stick (called a molionet) for stirring the chocolate. So far, no
pots with a right-angled handle or hole like that have been found in
white ironstone. An early (c. 1845) Cashmere pattern ironstone pot by
Francis Morley in flow blue. (illus 4) has been described by a collector
as a chocolate pot. The form has a striking similarity to pots from the
late Victorian period sold in advertisements as such. It has a steam hole
on its lid but no notched hole for a stir stick. We made drawings of the
later chocolate pot body styles: a plain cylinder by Doulton, and an
elaborately embossed shape known in flow blue as La Belle by
Wheeling West Virginia Pottery Co. (illus. 5). Covered pitchers could
have been, and probably were, used for many other beverages than the
toast water mentioned earlier. The large pitchers were probably used for
iced tea, cider, lemonade or punch.
We leave it to you to decide if the embossed white ironstone covered
pitchers with strainers are chocolate pots, hot creamers or toast water
jugs. As the British ceramic authority Geoffrey Godden said at a symposium a few years back, “ If you put flowers in it it’s a vase or if you
put water in it it’s a water pitcher.”
Our thanks to Jane Diemer who researched all of the above information on toast water jugs and also our thanks to the English and
American authorities she contacted who so generously responded with
photos.
Pam Woolliscroft - Spode Museum Trust - Stoke on Trent,
England
Pat Halfpenny and Leslie Grigsby - Winterthur Museum Wilmington, Delaware
Gillian Neale - Author and Dealer - London, England
Vol. 11, No. 4,
No. 1 Tankard-shape hot water
jug with pewter lid proving that
pewter lids were not always
intended for syrups. 7” high.
(Blum coll.)
Doulton-shape jug, 8” high,
found decorated with Watteau
flow blue pattern.
Unmarked early shape found in
flow blue has a strainer.
Both of these octagonal covered pitchers
are marked Mason’s and have strainers.
The smaller one has a branch handle
mounted much lower than the big one.
Pg 5
No. 5 Sold as a chocolate pot, this
Wheeling West Virginia Pottery Co.,
1893, is found with La Belle flow
blue decoration.
No. 2 New York Shape pitcher showing the rim
for a lid but no strainer. (Vasseur photo & coll.)
No. 3 A Copeland ‘Drab’ earthenware ‘Dutch’ jug, c. 1847.
Inscribed in black ‘Toast &
Water.’ The spout has an internal
strainer. This jug is known to have
had a lid. Printed mark in brown,
5” high.
No. 4 An early (c. 1845) F. Morley ironstone pot, has been
described as a chocolate pot because of the spout that is part
of an extended rim rather than the long teapot spout that is
usually attached near the bottom.
Pg. 6, Vol. 11, No. 4
Three Hexagon Fan-Neck jugs c. 1840s, in graduated sizes and without strainers. The
smallest is marked J. & G. Alcock. (Moreland coll.)
Fluted Band by J. Wedgwood.
(Allers coll.)
Gothic Octagon by James Edwards.
(Brockey/Rigoulot photo & coll.)
Double Line Primary jug with dragon handle.
Full Panel Gothic by T. J. & J. Mayer.
Gothic Octagon.
(Lautenschlager coll.)
Gothic Octagon by J. Meir, 9 5/8” high.
(Dickeson photo & coll.)
Vol. 11, No. 4,
Fig Cousin by Davenport, 5” high.
(Moreland coll.)
Sydenham individual hot beverage pitcher 4 1/2” high.
Boote’s 1851 shape. Two sizes in this
collection are 10” and 8” high.
(Allers coll.)
Quartered Rose by J.F. (Allers coll.)
Challinor’s Pear.
(Fleischman photo & coll.)
Boote’s 1851 pitcher with a pewter lid, which possibly may be a make-do after breaking or loosing
the original lid. (J. Washburn photo & coll.)
Pg 7
Adriatic Shape by Barrow & Co.
(Brockey/Rigoulot photo & coll.)
Grape Octagon
(Allers coll.)
Havelock Shape by Holland & Green,
reg. May 31, 1858.
Klein photo & coll.)
Pg. 8, Vol. 11, No. 4
Unknown shape by Meakin, 7 1/2” high.
(Fleischman photo & coll.)
Cable & Ring by J. & G. Meakin, 5 3/8” high.
(Barber photo & coll.)
Meakin’s Split Handle, 6 1/2” high.
(Fleischman photo & coll.)
Cameo marked ‘France’ 7” high.
Miniature hot water pot at
under 2” high. Probably a
child’s size. The egg cup is
for size comparison.
(Gosselin/Vasseur coll.)
An early W. Ridgway & Co. hot
beverage server, 1830-1854. Note
the anchor in the middle of the
mark.
Vol. 11, No. 4,
Knight published by W. Ridgway Son
& Co., Hanley, September 1, 1840.
(Klein photo & coll.)
Mellon Ribbed with Rope and a huge
pouring spout by Meakin. This is sometimes called an ale pitcher.
(Scrimgeour coll.)
Pg 9
Late Victorian covered jug marked
H. Goodwin Co. East Liverpool,
Ohio.
One last recipe:
We seem to have forgotten the cool and refreshing drink
which our grandmothers made in large quantities and kept in
the cellar or cell-cool pantries in the summer time, yet it is
easy to make.
Toast 3-4 slices of new bread until crisp and brown, almost
to the point of burning, but the bread must not actually char
or the drink will be bitter. The toasting must be done slowly
so that the bread is very hard.
Put the toast while hot into a large jug, pour very cold
water over, and leave for several hours. Strain into glasses
and add a thin slice of lemon or a mint leaf. The toast water
must be as cold as possible.
Union Shape by T. & R. Boote, reg.
August 22, 1856.
(Diemer photo & coll.)
Hot water mug with deep-sided cover.
(Klein photos & coll.)
There is even a hinged cover on the
spout of this hot beverage pot.
(Scrimjeour photo & coll.)
Pg. 10, Vol. 11, No. 4
DISPLAYING AND DECORATING WITH WHITE IRONSTONE
The Allers Collection
Members have frequently asked us to do articles about how collectors
display their ironstone. We have always admired the way Janet and Jack
Allers have displayed their large collection, the gathering of which has
taken more than 35 years.
A few years ago in Rhinebeck New York, they had a house built
(with modifications) from plans of the1752 Atwood House in Chatham,
Cape Cod MA. Jack (a fine wood worker) made all of the interior paneling - including built in cupboards as well as some of the furniture. The
walls are ironstone white, but the woodwork including the paneling and
the cabinetry were all painted in colonial colors planned to set off their
collection of ironstone and other antiques. They chose a colonial blue in
the main floor front rooms and a warm dark New England red in the
rear rooms that face the acres of gardens and pond. On the upstairs
woodwork they added a colonial green in one of the rooms, and a putty
gray in the master bedroom. The living room has an exceptional wall of
Jack’s cabinets (see below ). It is filled with rare and wonderful pieces
(described on the bottom of the facing page). Unseen behind the solid
chamfered cabinet doors are more ironstone treasures. That room also
has an antique cabinet with glass doors containing a collection of ironstone miniatures. The main floor powder room has a Kohler sink with
inverted ribs which on first sight looks just like a Full Rib basin (pg.
13). Janet placed a Full Ribbed pitcher and soap dish next to it.
Our favorite room is the dinning room in which Janet chose to show
her almost complete collection of T&R Boote’s 1851 shape. (see facing
page). To accommodate the large ironstone pieces, Jack made an oversized 6 foot-long copy of a pewter cupboard they had seen at the famous
Wayside Inn in Sudbury MA. Against a background of eight graduated
platters, Janet has arranged a variety of dinner, tea and dessert set
pieces. Across the room is an antique Queen Ann barrel back corner
cabinet filled with more 1851 Shape. Against another wall is a small
black step back cupboard with a natural pine interior (pg.12). It has a
row of graduated 1851 pitchers on top, above shelves of a variety of
rare pieces of other shapes including a couple of hot beverage pots, a
four piece Gothic Rose sauce tureen, an exceptional two-tiered
pickle/relish dish with openwork coral pedestals and scallop shells.
Behind it is a unique open work platter. The dining room also has an old
small corner shelf unit with a mini 1851 tea set, a candleholder with its
original a snuffer and an 1851 compote. Not shown on another wall is
a hung shelf unit with a group of early gothic pieces decorated with
mulberry brushstroke in Strawberry. The master bedroom has an old
blanket chest with an 1851 chamber set including the master waste jar.
Any place you look in the house you will see interesting ironstone.
Also note how Janet has used baskets, trays, folk art, quilts (she is a
master quilter) and other interesting objects to compliment all that ironstone.
Janet and Jack Allers are founding members of WICA and have both
served on the WICA Board. Jack served as Treasurer for nine years and
Janet has chaired two National Conventions.
(photos by Janet Allers)
Vol. 11, No. 4,
Pg 11
Left: Jack built this cabinet to house
their spectacular collection of Boote’s
1851 Shape in the dining room.
Arranged on all three shelves is a graduated set of 8 platters from nine to twenty
inches long. The top shelf has a small
covered toddy bowl along with a sauce
tureen and butter dish. The middle shelf
holds a master shell and regular shell relish, a covered pancake dish, vegetable,
larger size sauce tureen, and, in the corner, a very rare 1851 cookie dish. The
bottom shelf has a stack of five bakers at
one end and a stack of five decagon serving dishes at the other. A medium-size
soup tureen and a well in tree platter fit
neatly into the bottom cubby. Behind
the doors are sets of plates, soups, cups
and saucers and everything else you
would want for setting a table.
The small corner shelf at right holds a
child’s 1851 tea set and a compote. On
the top shelf sits a candle holder complete with snuffer.
Below, on the other side of the dining
room, is an antique Queen Ann barrel
back corner cupboard with more 1851
serving pieces including the larger size
covered toddy with a dozen matching
syllabub cups. Above this is the rare
Octagon covered punch or toddy which
is identical to the compote but has a lid
and ladle. On top of the dining table is a
beautiful, reticulated compote by James
Edwards.
Facing page: The top photo is a view of the living room showing the
wall of shelves and cabinets built by Jack. On the right is a spectacular
lamp made from a T. J. & J. Mayer Prize Bloom master waste jar. It is
responsibly wired from the top so that if a lid should ever show up, it
could be restored.
The bottom photo is an enlarged view of the lower two shelves of the
left cabinet. From left to right: Quartered Rose by J.F. covered hot beverage, Pumpkin Primary ewer, Adams Scallop sauce tureen, Grape
Octagon covered hot beverage, teapot and pitcher. In front of the Grape
Octagon pieces is a pap feeder in the shape of a bird, finishing with a
Prize Bloom pitcher and vegetable tureen.
The bottom shelf has a Gothic Shape hot water plate standing behind
a reticulated chestnut bowl with its matching liner. A candle stick with
snuffer marked Davenport, 1856. The twenty two inch long platter has
a Mason’s mark printed in blue, and in front is a James Edwards Curved
Gothic soup tureen. Next is very early unmarked teapot. The creamer
is marked Phillips and behind it is a Divided Gothic ewer, and the shelf
finishes with a Paneled Octagon ewer.
Pg. 12, Vol. 11, No. 4
A New Hampshire, 18th Century, black step-back cupboard in natural pine stands in the dining room. An
apple tray is the background for a graduated set of 1851
pitchers on top of the cupboard. The top shelf has several teapots, a Fluted Band sugar bowl and hot beverage
server. On the middle shelf left to right: Prize Nodding
Bud pitcher, Millifiore covered hot water pitcher (see
pg. 4), Gothic Rose sauce tureen, and a Framed Leaf tea
set by Samuel Alcock. The bottom shelf displays an
unmarked Long Octagon tureen, a toast holder, a twotiered coral and scallop shells pickle dish with openwork pedestals, two ironstone-handled forks, and a
small plain cheese dome.
This beautiful red, antique corner cupboard is in a small
sitting room between the kitchen and the formal living
room. Janet has topped it with a carved wooden Curlew
and a rustic basket that shelters several stuffed animals.
The standing plates on all the shelves are all-over
embossed floral and fruit and leaf motifs. A really nice
mini collection within the collection. The covered butter
dish on the top shelf is Virginia Shape. On the next shelf,
several egg cups perch in front of a Full Ribbed sugar.
Next is a Sydenham Shape tea set and sauce tureen. The
bottom shelf displays a Portland Shape by E. & F. covered
toddy and a dozen matching syllabub cups.
Vol. 11, No. 4,
Pg 13
A row of pitchers is used as cabinet toppers.
Yellow ware bowls and a cubby of Gothic
pieces enrich the kitchen. The sauce tureen
is E. Challinor.
The Allers guest bathroom has a Kohler sink
installed which is very similar to the wash
bowl for the Full Ribbed chamber set pieces.
We have always admired the design. The
pitcher has convex ribs and the basin and
sink, shown here, have concave ribs.
Boote’s 1851 chamber set sits on an
old blanket chest in the master bedroom. Janet would love to complete
the set by finding the mug and a footbath. Neither has ever been reported
found by collectors. We suspect the
mug is out there and has not been recognized because it is just a paneled
shape. Check your collections.
Pg. 14, Vol. 11, No. 4
SPARE PARTS AND WHOLE PIECES
WANTED
PEARSON’S No. 6 SHAPE aka BALL &
STICK tureen lid 10 3/8” long inside
measurement.
Jim McGuire
-------------------------------------------------Looking for the following size round perforated liners: 5 3/8”, 5 5/8”, 7 7/8”.
Bertica Vasseur, 603-899-2886 or e-mail
elmwoodct@aol.com
-------------------------------------------------Looking for teapots in BOW KNOT,
MORNING GLORY, and IVY WREATH
SHAPE. Would even consider buying
these shapes without lids.
Luci Jeffries, 937-890-8461
-------------------------------------------------LILY OF THE VALLEY by James
Edwards sauce tureen lid, FULL RIBBED
by Pankhurst chamber pot lid.
Jim & Mara Kerr, 518-296-8052 or e-mail
jmkerr@midtel.net
-------------------------------------------------CERES by E&F need a child’s teapot lid.
Paul & Deb Lower, 717-444-7473 e-mail
PDLower@cricountyi.net
-------------------------------------------------PRIZE BLOOM by TJ&J Mayer soup
tureen lid, PANELED LILY by Pankhurst
sauce tureen lid, GRAPE OCTAGON
child’s sugar bowl lid, DIVIDED GOTHIC by John Alcock soup tureen lid.
Ernie Dieringer, 203-938-3740 or e-mail
dieringer1@aol.com
-------------------------------------------------MEADOW BOUQUET sugar bowl lid,
GRAND LOOP sugar bowl lid,
ATLANTIC SHAPE vegetable lid, LOV
by Shaw sauce tureen undertray, SYDENHAM oval sauce tureen lid and undertray,
ADRIATIC SHAPE sugar bowl lid, VINTAGE SHAPE hot toddy lid, CERES
SHAPE hot toddy lid,
Rick Nielsen, 314-997-7963 or e-mail
rn1132@earthlink.net
--------------------------------------------------
COLUMBIA SHAPE by Livesley &
Powell round soup tureen undertray.
Kathy Lautenschlager, 203-263-4296 or
e-mail klautenschlager@yahoo.com
-------------------------------------------------SCALLOPED DECAGON sugar bowl
lid, perfect, $35.00. CLASSIC GOTHIC
sugar bowl lid, $35.00, PLAIN FRENCH
oval teapot lid 2 5/8” by 3 5/8” inside
measurement, $25.00.
Ernie Dieringer, 203-938-3740 or e-mail
dieringer1@aol.com
FOR SALE
SYDENHAM by T & R Boote round 14
1/4” soup tureen undertray, SYDENHAM
oval 16” long soup tureen undertray,
COLLECTORS’ SHOWCASE
Gothic carafe about 10” high marked
J.F., whom we know is Jacob Furnival.
We surmise that since he didn’t register
most of his designs, he didn’t want to
draw much attention to his name.
This graceful vase-like jug with two
pouring spouts, was probably used for
wine at the dinner table, although it was
probably tempting to use it for long
stemmed flowers occasionally.
Ted Brockey and Ed Rigoulot of
Colleyville, Texas, are proud to display
this beauty.
WHITE IRONSTONE TUREENS Part 4
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Bordered Fuchsia by Anthony Shaw,
c. 1860s. Often found with lustre decoration.
Balanced Vine by Clementson Bros., reg.
May 22, 1867.
Bordered Hyacinth by W. Baker &
Co. aka Lily Shape by W. & E. Corn,
c. 1860s. Above is a stew tureen.
Chain of Tulips by J. & G. Meakin, c. 1880s.
Full Ribbed / Ribbed Bud by J. W.
Pankhurst, c. 1855.
Dover Shape by J.F., reg.
February 15, 1861.
(Moreland coll.)
Hyacinth by H. Burgess. Also made by Hope &
Carter, John Maddock, Wedgwood & Co. and
Wood, Son & Co. Holland & Green registered
theirs as Gem Shape, July 28, 1864.
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Leaf Fan aka Squash & Vine by E. Pearson, and
Bridgwood & Clark.
Sevres Shape by John Edwards, c. 1860s.
Bow Knot by J. & G. Meakin, c. 1860.
J.F.’s Corn by Jacob Furnival, c. 1860s.
Meadow Bouquet by W. Baker & Co.,
c. 1860s.
Ring O’ Hearts by Livesley & Powell, reg.
October 12, 1853.
Corn & Oats by J. Wedgwood and
Davenport, February 12, 1863.
Athena Shape by Thos Cooper (exer. of)
reg. September 11, 1865.
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Line & Dot aka Loop & Dot by E. & C.
Challinor. AKA Pearson’s No. 6 Shape by
Edward Pearson, c. 1865.
Stafford Shape by Samuel Alcock, reg.
September 5, 1854.
Lily of the Valley by James Edwards, reg. February 27, 1861.
Lily of the Valley, aka Lily Shape by
Burgess, reg. November 5, 1878.
Trent Shape by John Alcock, reg.
June 7, 1855
Lily of the Valley by Anthony Shaw, c. 1860s.
Lily of the Valley with Thumbprint by
Jacob Furnival, c. 1860s.
Bellflower by John Edwards, c. 1860s.
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Fuchsia by J. & G. Meakin, 1869. Also later
by Meakin Bros. and George Jones.
Fuchsia by Alcock, c. 1860s.
Flora aka Bordered Gooseberry by
Wedgwood & Co., c. 1860s. A teapot and
tureen in this shape has been found marked
Flora.
Washington Shape by I (John) Meir, reg.
November 3, 1863.
Victorian Hops aka Rustic Sprig registered
by E. Chetwynd, Modeler, February 28, 1879.
Potted by Cockson & Seddon.
Potomac Shape by W. Baker & Co., reg.
October 23, 1863.
(Barber photo & coll.)
Twisted Ribbon by James Edwards, reg.
March 21, 1863.
Tulip Shape by Elsmore & Forster, reg.
March 5, 1855. The embossing is picked
up with light blue glaze.
Niagara Fan by A. Shaw, reg. April 7, 1856.
Copper lustre enhanced.
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Mocho Shape by T. & R. Boote, reg.
October 17, 1863.
Forget Me Not marked Henry Alcock, c. 1860s.
Also made by Taylor Bros., and Wood, Rathbone
& Co.
Hidden Motif by J.F., c. 1860s.
Leaf and Crossed Ribbon by Livesley
Powell & Co. c. 1866.
Hill Shape aka Medallion Scroll by
J. Clementson, reg. October 19, 1860.
Citron Shape by J. Clementson, reg.
August 21, 1863.
Vintage Shape by E. & C. Challinor,
c. 1865.
Wild Rose Twig by Charles Meigh & Son,
c. 1865.
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Cable & Bar by Anthony Shaw.
Cable & Bar, American.
Cable & Bar by Meakin.
Cable & Ring / Cable & Bar is a commemorative design celebrating the successful laying of the Atlantic
Cable in the 1870s. There are many variations on the very popular late shape, potted it seems, by almost
every potter working the the 1870-90s. It has been found in many Shaker Village historic sites, satisfying
the plain aesthetic rules of Shaker design as did the Plain Uplift on the facing page. There is a record of a
registry date on a Cockson & Chetwynd piece (August 21, 1874) similar to the one below by Cockson &
Seddon, a later partnership. Chetwynd was a modeler and we suspect he was the designer.
Cable & Bar by Cockson & Seddon.
Cable & Bar by TSP & Co.
Plain Wedgwood & Co.
Bow & Tassel by Turner & Goddard. Reg.
July 29, 1879 by Wood & Son, Co. Also
found with Burgess & Goddard mark.
Cable & Ring detail by John Maddock, reg.
February 23, 1875
T. & R. Boote registered a Cable & Ring
Shape on February 5, 1875, not shown here
but similar to the others.
Savoy Shape aka Cable & Bar by T. & R.
Boote, reg. February 5, 1875.
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Havre Shape by John Edwards, 1866.
Plain Uplift by T. & R. Boote.
Plain Uplift W. & E. Corn.
Plain Uplift is the other shape made by many potters. Maddock & Gator registered their version June 12,
1875. Less ornamental than Cable & Ring, it is perhaps the Shaker style. A pure functional form, it has
been found in several Shaker historical restorations.
Plain Uplift by Cockson & Chetwynd.
Another variation on Cable & Ring/Bar by
Chetwynd the modeler.
Plain Uplift aka Oxford Shape H. Alcock.
Prince of Wales by John Edwards.
(Lowe photo & coll.)
Plain Oval Meakin Bros & Co. The lid
may not be original.
Plain Uplift Thomas Furnival, also Etruria.
Senate-Type by Bridgwood & Sons.
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Royal Shape by John Edwards, reg.
October 10, 1877. Lion heads are on the
handles and finial.
Lion’s Head by Mellor Taylor & Co. ,
c. 1870s.
Royal by John Maddock. Similar to Edwards Royal Shape but
no lion heads. The handles are like the Haviland Shape in Neil
Ewins’ book re the Haviland/John Edwards law suit for copying
a registered Shape.
Rhine by Pankhurst. A version of this shape
was registered July 21, 1877, by John
Edwards. Other potters have also made variations.
Late Tureen by Charles Meakin, c. 1875.
Late Tureen by Richard Alcock, c. 1875.
Square Ridged by Johnson Bros. Henry
Burgess registered a similar shape in
1885. Also made by Wedgwood & Co.
Hexagon Strap by Bridgwood & Son. c. 1880s.
This octagonal tureen shape is named Hexagonal
Strap in Jean Wetherbee’s Collector’s Guide.
Late Rectangular by Grindley, c. 1885.
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Late Rectangular by Maddock & Co.
Late Rectangular by Mercer Pottery
Late Rectangular by T. & R. Boote.
Golden Scroll by Powell & Bishop.
Sunflower by alfred Meakin.
Basketweave by A. Shaw.
This concludes the four-part article on soup tureens. Obviously, we have not
covered the over four hundred known shapes, but we feel this is a good representation of the period between the1840s and 1890s.
Remove the other three sections and combine them with this one. This will
create a handy guide to tureens. The pages are sequentially numbered. The
last page has an index of all four sections for your convenience.
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TUREEN INDEX
Tureen drawings on front page left to right:
Paris Shape, Virginia Shape, Wheat & Clover,
Ceres, Prize Puritan, Grape Octagon,
Trent, Gothic Octagon, Split Pod,
Huron Shape, Plain Uplift, Gothic Octagon.
Adam’s Scallop
Adriatic Shape
Arched Forget-Me-Not
Athena Shape
Athens Shape
Atlantic “C”
Balanced Vine
Baltic
Bellflower
Berlin Swirl
Boote’s 1851 Shape
Bordered Fuchsia
Bordered Gooseberry
Bordered Hyacinth
Bow Knot
Bow & Tassel
Cabbage
Cable & Bar
Cable & Ring
Cambridge Shape
Cameo Gothic
Canada Shape
Ceres Shape
Chain of Tulips
Challinor’s Pear
Chinese Shape
Citron Shape
Classic Gothic
Columbia Shape
Corn & Oats
Curved Gothic
‘Darth Vader’
DeSoto Shape
Divided Gothic
Double Sydenham
Dover Shape
Early Gothic Rose
Early Swirl
Fig/Union Shape
Flora
Florentine Shape
Fluted Double Swirls
Fluted Gothic
Fluted Panels
Fluted Pearl
Forget-Me-Not
Framed Leaf
11
16
10
20
15
17
19
14
21
5
10
19
22
19
20
24
17
24
24
11
6
18
18
19
14
15
23
6, 7, 9
14
20
5, 9
7
13
10
13
19
10
5
12
22
11
5
6
5
8
23
8
Fuchsia
Gothic
Gothic Octagon
Gothic Rose
Grand Loop
Grape Octagon
Hanging Pear
Havre Shape
Hexagon Strap
Hidden Motif
Hill Shape
Hotel Willard
Huron Shape
Hyacinth
Ivy Wreath
J.F.’s Corn
Late Rectangular
Late Tureen
Leaf & Crossed Ribbon
Leaf Fan
Lily Shape
Line & Dot/Loop & Dot
Line Trim
Laurel Wreath
Lily of the Valley
Lily of the Valley w/Thumb
Lion’s Head
Long Octagon
Many Paneled Gothic
Mason’s Eagle
Meadow Bouquet
Medallion Scroll
Memnon Shape
Mocho Shape
Montpelier Gothic
Montpelier Hexagon
Morning Glory
Napier Shape
Niagara Shape
Niagara Fan
Oxford Shape
Paneled Grape
Paneled Hexagon
Paneled Lily
Paris Shape
Pearl Sydenham
Persia Shape
Pearson’s No. 5 Shape
Pearson’s No. 6 Shape
Plain Oval
Plain Uplift
Poppy Shape
Potomac Shape
Portland Shape
22
7, 11
7, 8
10
12
10
15
25
26
23
23
8
16
19
17
20
26, 27
26
23
20
19, 21
21
16
17
21
21
26
6, 9
4, 7, 8
5
20
23
15
23
11
6
17
17
13
22
25
12
5
12
16
13
13
13
21
25
25
18
22
16
Prairie Flowers
Prairie Shape
President Shape
Primary
Primary Hexagon
Prince of Whales
Prize Bloom
Prize Puritan
Quartered Rose
Rhine Shape
Ring O’ Hearts
Royal Shape
Rustic Sprig
Scalloped Decagon
Scotia Shape
Senate
Sevres Shape
Sharon Arch
Sheaf of Wheat
Split Pod
Square Open Flower
Square Ridged
Square Rosebud
Square Tumbling Petals II
Stafford Shape
St. Louis Shape
Sydenham Shape
Tulip Shape
Twin Leaves
Twisted Ribbon
Union Shape
Unknown Shape
Vertical Paneled Gothic
Venitia Shape
Victorian Hops
Vintage Shape
Virginia Shape
Walled Octagon
Washington Shape
Wheat & Clover
Wheat & Hops
Wild Rose Twig
Wrapped Sydenham
18
18
13
8
5
25
11
11
15
26
20
26
22
11
18
25
20
17
16
12
7
26
7
7
21
13
12, 13
22
11
22
16
6
6
17
22
23
11
10
22
18
16
8, 23
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SEE YOU IN EXTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Start off your annual meeting with a visit to Mary Ann and Chuck Ulmann’s home
(just 10 minutes from the hotel). The Ulmanns have been collecting ironstone as
well as many other antiques for 34 years. See the small dish that got them started on
collecting ironstone. Other collections include coverlets, clocks, baskets, pie wheels,
butter prints, Steiff, and many other items. You’re also invited to see their springtime garden in its glory at the end of April.
Directions will be available at the Hotel’s front desk.
Some ‘Party Time’ ironstone.
The 2005 Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the slate of WICA Board Members.
The three year terms of Ted Brockey, Jean Gortzig, Dave Klein and John Yunginger, as board members are
expiring in May. The one year terms of officers Tom Moreland, President; John Yunginger, Vice President;
Anne Miller, Treasurer; and Cindy Barber, Secretary; expire as well.
After careful consideration and review by the members of the committee, all were asked and are willing to
serve in their current capacities.
Therefore, the nominating committee, composed of board members Amy Earls, Elsie Freeman Finch, Olga
Moreland and Ernie Dieringer/Chairman; as well as non-board members, Janet Allers and Carol
Fleischman has nominated:
Tom Moreland/President (one year officer term)
John Yunginger/Vice President (one year officer term and three year Board term)
Anne Miller/Treasurer (one year officer term)
Cindy Barber/Secretary (one year officer term)
Ted Brockey (three year Board term)
Jean Gortzig (three year Board term)
Dave Klein (three year Board term)
The slate plus any nominations from the floor, will be voted on at the 2005 Convention.
Thank you in advance for your consideration and support.
Ernie Dieringer / Chairman Nominating Committee
11th ANNUAL WICA CONVENTION
Plans for our 11th Annual WICA Convention to be held April 22-24, 2005, at the Inn at
Chester Springs, Exton, PA, are almost completed. We are ready for “Party Time”!
The pre-convention festivities will begin Thursday evening with an open house from 7 – 9
P.M. at the home of Chuck and Mary Ann Ulmann. Directions to their home in West Chester
will be available at the WICA registration table that evening.
On Friday morning, those participating in the “Elegant Entertaining” tour and luncheon at
Winterthur will meet in the hotel lobby at 8 A.M. to board the buses.
Convention Activity Highlights
Friday Afternoon & Evening
4:30 – 5:30
Hospitality Hour
4:30
Registration, WICA Shoppe,
Raffle Tickets
6 – 6:45
1st Timers Meeting
7 – 8:30
Tops & Bottoms/Under $50 Flea Market
8:30
Show & Tell
Saturday
8:15 – 8:45
8:45 – 11:30
11:30 – 1
1 – 2:45
2:45 – 4:15
4:30 – 5:30
5:30 – 7
7 – 10
Registration, WICA Shoppe,
Raffle Tickets
Programs & Display Viewing
Luncheon
Internet Trading Panel Discussion & Business Mtg.
Auction Check-in
Auction Preview
Banquet
Auction
Sunday
9 – 11
Show & Sale
Please note there will be a packing & shipping service available at the Saturday evening
auction as well as the Sunday Show & Sale.
Remember: Registration deadline is March 31!!!
Convention Committees
Raffle
Tour
First Timers
Tops & Bottoms/Flea Mkt.
Show & Tell
Display
Janet Knorr
Jane Diemer
Ted Brockey
Dale Abrams
Denise Andre
Janice Stork
Auction Committees
Chair & On-Site
Off-Site
Auctioneer
Sunday Show & Sale
AV Coordinator
Sales Tax Coordinator
Ron Stork
Adele Armbruster
Tom Lautenschlager
Wes Diemer
Graf Diemer
Patty Hitt