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WHITE IRONSTONE NOTES
SPRING 2007
VOL. 13 No. 4
THE PRAIRIE SHAPES
Prairie shape
J. Clementson
Wheat in the Meadow
Powell & Bishop
Scotia/Poppy Shape
F. Jones
Wheat & Clover
Turner & Tompkinson
and other potters
Meadow Bouquet
W. Baker
Prairie Flower/Floral Shape
T. & R. Boote
THE PRAIRIE SHAPES
During the last half of the 1800’s settlers were turning the fertile
plains that cover much of North America’s mid west into farms. British
potters were wise to the tastes of that great agricultural society covering a good part of Canada and the United States - creating for them ironstone china in embossed designs combining native prairie flowers with
the wheat, barley, corn and oats that they farmed.
In past issues of the Notes we did profiles of two of the most popular shapes using motifs from the American prairie lands - Ceres shape
and Corn & Oats. The great success of Elsmore & Forester’s early
(1859) Ceres shape encouraged other potters to make new ones like
Wheat & Hops that were so successful that they were potted well into
the 1950’s. There are so many prairie shapes that we decided to bundle
some of them together into short profiles under the title Prairie Shapes.
All were manufactured after 1860 and some continued well into the
Prairie Flowers
Livesley Powell & Co.
Canada Shape
Clementson Bros.
Wheat & Hops
Many Potters
20th Century. They are (see above drawings) Canada Shape, Wheat &
Hops, Wheat & Clover, Scotia Shape /aka Poppy Shape, Prairie Shape,
Prairie Flowers, Floral Shape /aka Prairie Flower, Meadow Bouquet
and Wheat in the Meadow. The intent is to give collectors and
researchers enough examples of each shape as an aid to comparison and
identification. There are still more wheat and floral shapes to profile. In
future issues we will do JF’s Wheat, Cochran & Co.’s Arched Wheat,
John Alcock’s Wheat Harvest and T. Furnival & Sons The Lorne aka
Roped Wheat , Bishop & Stonier’s Wheat & Daisy and Alfred Meakin's
Wheat & Rose
Two of the above plates have been found recently and were not included in the White Ironstone China Plate Book - W. Baker’s Meadow
Bouquet and T&R Boote’s Prairie Flower aka Floral shape.
For further reading - “The Wheat Pattern - An Illustrated Survey” by
Lynne Sussman Pub. By Parks Canada
Page 2 Vol. 13, No, 4
INDEX
WICA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Tom Moreland, President
John Yunginger, Vice President
Cindy Barber, Secretary
Craig Mattice, Treasurer
Dale Abrams
Denise Andre
Ted Brockey
Bev Dieringer
Elsie Freeman Finch
Jean Gortzig
David Klein
Olga Moreland
Harry Moseley
Honorary Lifetime Member
Jean Wetherbee
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Pg. 4 Prairie Flower by Boote
Pg. 5 Prairie Flowers by Livesley Powell
Pg. 6 Prairie Shape by Clementson
Pg. 7 Scotia by F. Jones
Pg. 8 Wheat & Clover by Several Potters
Pg. 9 Canada by Clementson
Pg. 10 Meadow Bouquet
Pg. 11 Wheat & Hops
Pg. 12 Overview
Pg. 13 Show & Tell
Pg. 16 Convention Information
Pg. 18 Spare Parts
FROM THE EDITORS’ DESK
We had a lot of fun researching the Prairie
Shapes and, as usual, learned some new
things. Especially interesting is the Prairie
Flowers and Wheat in the Meadow connection. (See page 5) Some potteries take on new
partners over time and revive some of their
original shapes. Sometimes just changing
handles and finials and sometimes redesigning
a shape to be more salable to a changing market.
We hope to see a lot of you at the convention
in Canton, Ohio.
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Just finished reading the recent WI Winter
Notes. So many wonderful articles & photos.
Have used the Notes for reference many times.
In fact, just looked up the articles on relish tray
to identify a Fuschia relish by Geo. Jones.
Thought the enclosed photo of our chestnut
bowl and undertray may be of interest because
it has the curved inward handles referenced on
that article. Both pieces have the ribbon mark
of J. Wedgwood.
Betty Annable
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Hi Bev & Ernie, we enjoyed the newsletter
and were pleased to see the Convention information and plea for exhibit items.
Unfortunately, the Atlantic mug pictured and
credited to me is not mine, although I would
“be willing to take it off their hands.”
Bill & Carol Lancaster
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Oops! My apologies to Ron Stork who sent in
that picture of the Alcock’s Atlantic mug.
Papers got shuffled on my desk
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Our President received this informative letter thanking the Association for its donation to
maintenance and encouragement of the
National Archives Registers website.
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Dear Mr Moreland,
I am writing to say a sincere thank you to the
members of the White Ironstone China
Association, for their generous donation of
$100 which will be used to help preserve the
collection of the Board of Trade patent
designs.
The main purpose of conserving, digitizing
and placing 300 of the 900 items in volume BT
43/68 on-line was not only to raise awareness
of the wealth and diversity of the material to
be found in these registers but also to draw
attention to their condition. Unfortunately
many of the 468 volumes in this class are in
poor condition due to their unwieldy size and
weight. The largest volume in this class measures 16” wide x 24” high x 27” deep.
As you are no doubt aware, patent legislation
dating back to the early years of the Victorian
era has resulted in the retention of a wealth of
contemporary records of both artistic and decorative products at the National Archives
(TNA).
These registers provide direct pictorial and
documentary evidence of the history of the
decorative arts of the Victorian era from High
Gothic through the Aesthetic movement to
early examples of Art Nouveau. Themes illuminated by study of these volumes include the
evolution of the 19th and early 20th century
design, the work of major artists in the decorative arts, contemporary references to the 19th
century history and topography and changing
fashions in dress, personal and household
ornament.
The registers contain designs for artifacts in
metal, wood, glass, earthenware, furniture,
paper hangings and seven classes of textiles
covering the period 1842-1883. The designs
comprise drawings, prints, photographs and
textile samples providing and insight into
wealth of design and manufacturing history.
I hope you or your colleagues are able to find
the time, hopefully not in the too distant
future, to visit and see the collection for yourselves. You would be most welcome.
Yours sincerely
Mario Aleppo
Head of Collection Care
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You can go directly to the archives at:
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/designregisters/
We found it fascinating and easy to navigate.
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Dave Klein received this e-mail from Robert
Copeland, 2007 Convention Keynote speaker.
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Dear David
The Spode Museum is in Danger so this
Friends organization has been established to
raise money towards the continuance of it.
I thought your Association might like to know
about it so I give you the website address
www.spodefriends.org.uk This tells you
about the museum and how you and your
members may help. Money may be sent via
PayPal which might make it easier.
I hope you do not mind me telling you about
this. The Transferware Collectors Club know
about it already, I think..
With best wishes
Vol. 13. No. 4 Page 3
Robert Copeland
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Last Thursday night, I got phone call from a
man I had met at an auction in January --- I
was looking at stoneware w/blue when he told
me that he had couple pieces he was interested
in selling -- OK, I am always interested in
good stoneware ----- Same auction house was
having sale on Sat., he was coming, Was I
coming? Should he bring his 2 pieces
stoneware? At that time, I was undecided
about going but he helped me change my
mind, and I went !!
Standing in back of auction house, I am
looking for him but also talking to another
dealer I know as auctioneer is picking up items
in the front --- I am paying very little attention
until I notice that he is lifting glass items from
what could be an ironstone cake stand ---which I cannot see very well --- ask my dealer
friend next to me if he looked at it, was it all
white?? any transfer?? any damage?? --- all
the usual questions, etc. His answers were all
the right ones until he said "I've never seen one
like that, it is a lazy susan" !!! With that, the
auctioneer holds up this piece, spins it , says he
has never seen one of these and he hopes to get
$100.00 !!! He did and I brought it home for
something more than the $100.00 -- SMILING
ALL THE WAY !!! There is a reglued chip on
top edge but I DON'T CARE --- IT'S A LAZY
SUSAN!!!
Gloria Weatherby
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Got to start going to auctions more often!
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PRESIDENT’S LETTER
As we look forward to the convention in
Canton, kindly let me update you on a few
WICA developments, all good..
First, our research project continues to proceed apace, involving many members. Among
those submitting reports to date are Dick
White, Mary Ann Ulmann, Jane Diemer, Dave
Klein, Rick Neilsen, Patty Hurt, Dorothy Riley
and the undersigned. Their labors continue,
and several other members are poised on the
precipice of active research.
The research prize to date must go to Jane
Diemer, who has spent substantial hours,
together with husband Wes, with the Downs
Collection of manuscripts and archives at
Winterthur. Two of Jane’s findings are particularly noteworthy. First, Jane located some
wonderful lithographs of Philadelphia ceramics stores in the 1840s. The Tams store lithograph shows an array of ironstone looking
objects of all sorts in the windows, and outside
are barrels of crockery awaiting shipment to
country stores. If we do a publication on this
research project, and assuming we can get
copyright permission, this lithograph should
be on the cover.
Jane also found a wonderful ledger book
kept by a Portland, Maine merchant in the
1850s which, in a fairly unique manner, identifies objects shipped by specific patterns. For
example, the merchant receives on the ship
Tasmania on November 1, 1857, 100 dozen
plates in the Trent shape by John Alcock.
Numerous other references to specific shapes
are found, including some new to me
(Newport and Alma). Keep digging Jane!
We are looking toward a presentation on our
research results at the 2008 convention.
Which brings me to the happy news that Adele
Armbruster has agreed to chair that convention, as she has two of WICA’s conventions
past (1999 and 2001). The Site Selection
Committee, co-chaired by Rick Neilsen and
Olga Moreland, is helping Adele locate an
appropriate venue, with the one initial focus
being central Pennsylvania. Please email me
if you have any ideas yourself as to where you
would like to see the 2008 convention.
Elsewhere in this issue you will see the
results of the work by the Nominations
Committee, this year chaired by Jean Gortzig.
Our thanks to Jean and her committee, which
included non-directors Harry Lowe and Rick
Neilsen, for the very efficient way in which
they tackled and completed their work.
The Canton convention is going to be an outstanding one, based on the hotel selected and
program arranged by Dave and Karen Klein
and Jeff and Mary Dickeson. Please get your
registrations in to Dave and Karen as soon as
possible to assist their planning. And don’t
forget to send your list of items for the auction
-- either consigned or gifted to WICA (the latter generosity likely generating a tax deduction for you) -- to Adele Armbruster. The registration and auction form were included in the
last issue of Notes, and also may be downloaded from the WICA website.
I look forward to seeing many of you at the
convention. As always, please feel free to get
in touch with me at any time concerning anything to do with WICA.
Tom Moreland
Tmoreland@Kramerlevin.com
(212)-715-9246
REGIONAL MEEETING
A Region 7 meeting will be held the 15th
of September at the ‘Falling Down’, 270
year old home of Con and Janet Knorr in
Gettysburg, PA. Coffee and donuts available at 9:00 AM, with table sales 9:00 to
11:00. Also, any unusual and magnificent
show and tell items you’d like to share.
Lunch will be at 12:30 PM followed by a
presentation of the Battle of Gettysburg by
Bob Prosperi, Historian and park service
guide.
Following the days’ activities we will
open our shop in town for anyone who
would like to browse. Hopefully by then
we will have ‘loads’ of new things to
peruse.
Letters will be sent to all region 7 members before the end of July with follow up
letter (and directions) towards the end of
August.
Knorrwood Antiques
Con & Janet Knorr
NEXT ISSUES
Convention coverage including the
popular Show & Tell event and coverage of the Robert Copeland presentation.
The Fall issue will have a profile on a
shape. We haven’t decided which one
yet. Any suggestions?
CALENDAR
SEPTEMBER 15, 2007, Region 7
Regional meeting hosted by Con & Janet
Knorr, 717-334-8633 or e-mail
janet@knorrwoodantiques.com
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Page 4 Vol. 13, No, 4
PRAIRIE FLOWER BY T. & R. BOOTE
AKA FLORAL SHAPE OR NEW GRANADE
These photos are all that have been found of this rare shape. It is new
research acquired after Jean Wetherbee’s last book was published in 1996 In the chapter on children’s ironstone (page 188) she listed only a Prairie
Flower/ Floral shape with no illustrations. We now know that Prairie Flower
was patent registered by T&R Boote, August 30.1862. It has been found
with an impressed Prairie Flower mark (see left) and also marked as New
Grenade shape. Collectors also know it as FLORAL shape. The Bootes
couldn’t seem to decide what name would sell well. Prairie Flower has flat
wide ribs on the vertical pieces and unique horizontal ribs on the gravy boat
and covered vegetable tureen. The flowers and foliage resemble a fuchsia
and are draped at all handle terminals and over the panels or ribs.
Children’s set teapot.
The gravy boat and covered vegetable tureen have unique horizontal ribs
with handles of leaves, stems and blossoms that drape over the ribs.
Vol. 13. No. 4 Page 5
PRAIRIE FLOWERS BY LIVESLEY POWELL & CO.
WHEAT IN THE MEADOW BY POWELL & BISHOP
Prairie Flowers by Livesley Powell & Co.,
Hanley. (1851-1866) is the earlier shape for
which we haven’t found a registry date. They
later became Powell & Bishop, 1866-78, and
there were some changes to the embossed pattern which was named Wheat in the Meadow,
and was registered October 29, 1869. It has a
plainer body without scallops or bands.
The above detail, the pitcher and
lower plate drawing, is the later Wheat
in the Meadow shape by Powell &
Bishop.
Page 6 Vol. 13, No, 4
PRAIRIE SHAPE BY J. CLEMENTSON
Prairie Shape is usually divided into
four panels except for the plate
which has five. It has a gathering of
poppies and wheat sometimes tied
with a ribbon but no bow. Registered
November 15, 1861 and July 19,
1862 by J. Clementson, Hanley.
Later this Shape was manufactured
by Clementson Bros. from 1865 on.
Note how the panels are curved upside down arches. The
finials are the same pointed buds used on their Canada Shape
Vol. 13. No. 4 Page 7
CANADA SHAPE BY CLEMENTSON
Canada Shape has rounded bodies on its hollow pieces, with inverted short ribs
or thumbprints. The opening flower bud finial is the same as the one used on
Clementson’s Prairie Shape. Registered by Clementson Bros. March 20, 1877,
#308650-2. This Shape which was specifically designed for the Canadian market, is most often found there. Collectors admire the superb quality of the
embossed design and potting.
Page 8 Vol. 13, No, 4
WHEAT & CLOVER
Turner & Tomkinson 1860 - 1872
Ford Challinor & Co. 1865 – 1880
Taylor Bros. 1862 – 1871
C Collison & Co1851 - 1873
A date or a patent registry mark has not as yet been found on Wheat & Clover. The name
was assigned by a collector to be able to distinguish it from the earlier and very popular
Ceres Shape reg in 1859 by Elsmore & Forster. It was probably made to compete for some
of the large Ceres market. There are two versions of the design. Both have borders of wheat
with clover leaves and blossoms accented with charming ribbon bows. But Turner &
Tomkinson and Taylor Bros. used melon shaped ribs while Ford Challinor & Co and C.
Collison & Co. used large fluted panels. All used wheat stems bundled into ring shaped
finials and for the handles. The embossed detail of the wheat, clover and bows is exceptionally fine. Although most of the Prairie shapes are commonly found in the mid-west and
Canada, Wheat & Clover and Ceres are frequently found in the East, especially in
Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York.
Wheat & Clover with fluted panels
and the C. Colinson & Co. mark.
This shape is most commonly made
by Ford Challinor.
Ewer marked Turner & Tomkinson
showing the mellon ribbed body.
Mellon ribbed teapot by Turner & Tomkinson.
Sauce tureen with ribs by Turner & Tomkinson.
Tureen with large fluted panels by Ford Challinor & Co.
Vol. 13. No. 4 Page 9
SCOTIA AKA POPPY SHAPE BY F. JONES
Scotia aka Poppy Shape is easily identified by the inverted panels with scalloped rims. Embossed sprays of wheat
and poppies form borders and sometimes are draped over the bodies of the
hollow pieces. It was potted by F. Jones
who marked it Scotia Shape. Frederick
Jones & Co. were in business from 1865
to 1866. No registry date has yet been
found, but the wheat and floral shapes
with patent dates are from 1859 to 1869.
James & Charles Wileman potted this
Shape between 1864-70 (the six years
they were in business) and marked it
Poppy Shape.
This shape is another example of
extraordinarily fine modeling coveted
by collectors.
Page 10 Vol. 13, No, 4
MEADOW BOUQUET
William Baker & Co. manufactured many botanical
shapes. Only two have been found with patent registry marks with shape names (Potomac or
Blackberry in 1862 and Dominion in 1877). Meadow
Bouquet is stylistically of that same period and probably made c.1865 –75. A collector assigned the name.
It is a joyfull country design and we wonder why it is
rare. Perhaps it was only marketed for a short time.
We could only locate a few pieces (most of them from
the collection of Daryl Spadaccini). One piece has an
impressed mark and black printed marks have been
found on others (shown at right). Meadow Bouquet
has a round body embossed with bouquets of wild
flowers tied to a crimped ribbon that surrounds most
pieces. The finial has been described as a cone on a
stem with leaves and buds (but we now think is a
large flower bud). The pitcher rims have scrolled borders.
Of the two printed marks, the on on the right does
not have the initial W.
Drawing by Jean Wetherbee.
A collection of five pitchers showing the wonderful
draped floral motif on the front.
Soup tureen.
Vol. 13. No. 4 Page 11
WHEAT & HOPS
Wheat & Hops shape (formerly Wheat & Blackberry) is a name
assigned by collectors and was probably made to compete with
Ceres shape the very successful first wheat design Registered for a
patent in 1859 by Elsmore & Forster. Many potters made Wheat &
Hops but no Patent Registry date has yet been found. It is different
than Ceres shape, because it has hops combined with the wheat
embossed on wider and shallower melon ribs. Most of he covered
pieces have a border of thumbprints by the rim. Handles and finials
appear to be twisted hops stems unlike those of wheat on Ceres.
There are only two rows of wheat heads compared with three rows
on the early Ceres shape. The modeler chose to not use hops on the
flat ware like plates, platters, and saucers and also for common hollow ware like cups and bowls. Hops have been mistaken as blackberries. We now know for certain that they are botanically correct.
Most commonly found Wheat & Hops is J&G Meakin’s version,
which was probably introduced in 1865. Some potters made it well
into the 1970s - which is over an astonishing hundred years of production. Good reason that collectors so easily find it. Below is a list
of some known Wheat & Hops potters.
J&G Meakin 1851- 1970
T. Furnival @ Sons 1871-1890
Clementson Bros. 1865- 1916
W. Taylor 1860- 1881
Robert Cochran & Co. (Scotland) 1863- 1946
E. Pearson 1853-1873
W.E. Olsnam & son 1872-1892
St. Johns Chinaware Co.- (Canada) 1873-1899
W.Baker & Co. 1860- 1896
Hughes & Son 1895- 1957
Alfred Meakin 1875- 1930
Page 12 Vol. 13, No, 4
OVERVIEW
Prairie Flower by T. & R. Boote, registered August 30, 1862. Sometimes
marked Floral Shape or New Grenade.
Prairie Flowers by Livesley Powell, and on the right, Wheat
in the Meadow by Powell & Bishop, registered October 29,
1869.
Wheat & Clover by Turner & Tomkinson, W. Taylor, with ribs,
and on the right, C. Collinson & Co. and Ford, Challinor &
Co.with fluted ribs.
Canada Shape by Clementson Bros.
registered March 20, 1877.
Meadow bouquet by W. Baker & Co.
Prairie Shape by Joseph Clementson
and later by Clementson Bros.
Scotia and Poppy shape by F. Jones
and Ford Challinor & Co.
Wheat & Hops by many potters.
Vol. 13. No. 4 Page 13
SHOW AND TELL
A 14-sided Berlin Gothic plate (shown on
page 23 of the Plate Book) was for sale on
eBay, but what caught our attention was
the marks on the plate. The potter was R.
Hall (Ralph Hall & Co.), c. 1841, a rarely
seen potter. The impressed mark shows a
bird perched on a cartouche and a draped
ribbon.
Cindy Barber sent us a picture (above) of her wonderful small, 3 1/2” high,
serving piece. She wondered what it was meant to serve. Obviously, you
couldn’t pour a liquid from it without spilling the contents of the side pots.
Then we remembered Diane Dorman's mustard pot from Vol. 13, No. 2,
page 12. It has the same kind of side pots which probably were used for relishes or chutneys. This is speculation on our part. Does anyone know what
these pieces were used for? Perhaps Robert Copeland can answer this when
we meet him at this year’s convention.
The mark shows a seated Britannia, used by Cochran &
Fleming, 1896-1920. The example we found in
Godden’s Encyclopedia of British Pottery and Porcelain
Marks, page 158, shows Britannia holding a trident but
otherwise nearly identical. The dates for Cochran,
Glasgow, Scotland, were found in Kowalsy’s
Encyclopedia of marks, page 155 with another example
of the Britannia mark. We also know that Cochran potted Ceres shape.
The person selling this tureen used a Wheat & Clover
platter marked Turner & Tompkinson, as an underplate.
Page 14 Vol. 13, No, 4
SHOW AND TELL
In the last three months, four relish dishes that had never been seen before,
came to our attention from different sources. The Internet has been a very
valuable resource for items we might never have seen otherwise.
Morning Glory or Halleck Shape by
Elsmore & Forster. Jane Diemer sent
these pictures of this rarely seen and
never recorded relish.
Above: This perfectly marked
Paris Shape relish dish by
John Alcock, has never been
seen before. It has the fivepetal bloom and foliage typical to Paris Shape, at the handle.
Also rare and never seen is this
Victor Shape relish by F. Jones &
Co., registered 1868. Its wreath is
made of a row of corn with husks.
Shell-shaped relish marked H. & G. (Holland &
Green) Late Harvey, which dates 1853-1882, C. &
W. K. Harvey used this mark before1852.
(Moreland coll.)
Vol. 13. No. 4 Page 15
SHOW AND TELL
A very large vase
based on a very old
classic
Chinese
form. 13” high,
marked Imperial
Ironstone China,
John Alcock.
(Moreland coll.)
Cora Shape by John
Alcock is mentioned on
page 59 of the Collector’s
Guide but no picture was
available.
Wetherbee
reported that it was similar
to Double Sydenham. It is
actually just like Meakin’s
Pearl Sydenham.
Server 10 3/4” long by 8” wide.
Possibly a cheese dish for a large
wedge. Also, it might have had a
matching lid. It has the impressed
mark, REAL IRONSTONE CHINA,
commonly found on Morley pieces.
This mark was used by Morley &
Ashworth after the Mason’s bankruptcy
and auction.
The Cambridge Market Hotel mark is
dated 1849.
(Lautenschlager coll.)
Page 16 Vol. 13, No, 4
GREETINGS TO OUR WICA FRIENDS:
This is our personal invitation to you and your family to attend the 2007
WICA convention in Canton, Ohio on May 4-6. Our special guests are Jean
Wetherbee, author White Ironstone a Collectors Guide, Ellen Hill, author
Mulberry Ironstone and Robert Copeland, author Ceramic Bygones. Their
entire books will be available through the WICA Shoppe; so you can have
your copy autographed.
Our guest speaker will be Robert Copeland of the renowned ceramic
firm Copeland/Spode. Born in 1925 near Stoke-on-Trent, he grew up in the
family which owned the Spode manufactory since 1833. Its history and
that of the pottery industry have been his principal academic interest since
being inspired by his father and uncle.
Following a lecture he will be giving at the renowned Winterthur in late
April, Mr. Copeland has agreed to be the keynote speaker at our WICA
Convention. On Saturday he will lecture on Ceramic Bygones: objects
made in ceramics that would have been found in a great many homes in the
Victorian era.
A second lecture on Saturday by Mr. Copeland will focus on how ironstone was produced in England. This is the same lecture he will be giving
at Winterthur a week earlier to the Ceramic Association of America.
Hey, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity.
We have been members of WICA for seven years and our first convention was in Columbus, Ohio. What fun, so much to learn, wonderful people from all over. In addition to Mr. Copeland’s lecture on Saturday, here
are some other highlights of what will be WICA’s 13th annual convention:
On Friday, during the day, an optional tour is available to the historic
town of Zoar, Ohio, and to nearby antique malls. The cost, including lunch,
is $36.00 per person.
Friday night is reserved for you, pizza, and beer and, of course, camaraderie with your fellow ironstoners. The night features a tops and bottoms
flea market sale, and the ever-popular show and tell (always some amazing discoveries to see).
Saturday will feature not only the lectures by Mr. Copeland and Ellen
Hill, but also wonderful exhibits of teasets, cookie plates and serving dishes.
On Saturday night, table after table of White Ironstone will be up for auction. The lots offered will range from rarities to more common but highly
desirable ironstone in almost any pattern and form you can imagine.
Sunday morning we already have 27 tables reserved from dealers selling
the wonderful stuff we call ironstone; this alone will blow your mind -"Christmas in May". Both at the auction and Sunday’s sale, you will see
pieces that are only shown in the books. And of course, all for sale.
If this will be your first convention, one of our other members will be
your mentor for the weekend.
The very reasonable registration fee of $79.00 per person includes all programs plus lunch and dinner Saturday (and the Friday evening get together). The convention registration form was included with your winter issue
of White Ironstone Notes, but if you need another copy it is included.
Hope to see you in Canton,
David & Karen Klein
whoisbugs@msn.com
563 -323-4965
WICA NOMINATING
COMMITTEE REPORT FOR
2007
The 2007 Nominating Committee of
the
White
Ironstone
China
Association, Inc. presents with pleasure the following slate of Board
Members and Officers for consideration at the Annual Meeting, May 5,
2007 in Canton Ohio.
Board Members for a Three Year Term
Dale Abrams
Cindy Barber
Craig Mattice
Harry Moseley
Officers for a One Year Term
President -- Thomas Moreland
Vice President -- Harry Moseley
Secretary -- Cindy Barber
Treasurer -- Craig Mattice
Respectfully submitted,
Ted Brockey
Dave Klein
Harry Lowe
Rick Nielsen
John Yunginger
Jean Gortzig, Chair
Vol. 13. No. 4 Page 17
REMINDER
Don’t forget to send in your raffle tickets and check to Janet Knorr,
280 Knorr Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325.
You can also order extra raffle tickets at the same address.
This year’s raffle has four outstanding prizes to win and your chances of
winning are better than any lottery.
Marriott Canton McKinley Grand Hotel
320 Market Avenue South
Canton, Ohio 44702
Reservations 1-877-454-5008
www.marriott.com/cakmc
This phone number is different than the number on your registration
form. We made a mistake and are sorry for any inconvenience.
Page 18 Vol. 13, No, 4
PARTS WANTED
WANTED
VICTOR SHAPE creamer, teapot and sauce
tureen, PRIZE BLOOM tea set pieces,
FIG/UNION or CORN& OATS syllabub cups,
MORNING GLORY mug, creamer, sauce
tureen lid, WHEAT & CLOVER butter or soap
dish base, FIG/UNION toothbrush lid and
miniatures, ATLANTIC teapot lid, JUMBO
sauce tureen lid, PRAIRIE sauce tureen base.
CANADA mug and sauce underplate,
SCROLLED BUBBLE mug and chamber pot
lid.
Bill & Carol Lancaster, 608-325-5724 or
lancastermonroe@charter.net
------------------------------------------------------CERES SHAPE by E. & F. pancake lid and
sugar bowl lid.
Anne Bedford, 281-498-2395 or e-mail
ichibon@hal-pc.org
------------------------------------------------------CERES SHAPE child’s teapot lid, WHEAT &
CLOVER butter dish lid, LAUREL WREATH
sugar bowl lid, IVY WREATH sugar base.
Paul & Deb Lower, 717-444-7473 or e-mail
pdlower@tricountryi.net
------------------------------------------------------WHEAT & CLOVER by Turner &
Tompkinson 19 1/2” platter, also pieces to the
child’s tea set or the entire set.
Ted Brown,
443-204-2387
or e-mail
canaryted1@aol.com
------------------------------------------------------BERLIN SWIRL sauce tureen underplate, ST.
LOUIS SHAPE brush box lid, ADRIATIC
chamber pot lid, VINTAGE SHAPE hot toddy
lid, SCROLLED BUBBLE vertical brush
vase, CORAL SHAPE sauce tureen underplate, COCKSCOMB creamer.
Rick Nielsen, 314-997-7963
or e-mail
rn1132@earthlink.net
------------------------------------------------------Want teapot lids of IVY WREATH, GIRARD,
FIG COUSIN, and GRAND LOOP.
Carol Fleischman, 815-723-0904 or e-mail
candf13@juno.com
------------------------------------------------------Want wash bowls (basins) of CATTAIL by A.
Shaw, SCALLOPED DECAGON by
Davenport, BERLIN SWIRL by Mayer &
Elliot, CHINESE by T. & R. Boote, FRAMED
CLASSIC GOTHIC by James Edwards,
PRAIRIE by Clementson, MANY PANELED
GOTHIC by S. Alcock, ADRIATIC by Barrow
& Co.
Ron & Janice Stork, 269-641-2414 or e-mailrljaslov@earthlink.net
------------------------------------------------------SEVRES SHAPE by John Edwards (pg. 79 of
Collector’s Guide) tureen lid to fit 6 1/4” wide
by 9 1/2” long inside measurement.
Barbara Weinz, 207-443-2349 or e-mail
bweinz@suscom-maine.net
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CORN & OATS child’s mini sugar bowl lid
and or a teapot with or without lid.
Jeff dickeson,
419-368-8219 or e-mail
jdickeson@neo.rr.com
------------------------------------------------------ST. LOUIS SHAPE by John Edwards, creamer, TRENT SHAPE creamer, D A L L A S
SHAPE by Clementson, sugar bowl and
creamer, PANELED COLUMBIA by
Challinor, sugar bowl lid, outside measurement 4 7/8”, also the creamer & teapot.
Dave & Karen Klein, 563-323-4965 or e-mail
whoisbugs@msn.com
------------------------------------------------------PANELED LILY by Pankhurst sauce tureen
lid, PRIZE BLOOM by T. J. & J. Mayer soup
tureen lid.
Ernie Dieringer, 203-938-3740 or e-mail
dieringer1@aol.com
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FOR SALE
SYDENHAM SHAPE oval sauce tureen body,
BOW KNOT basin, FULL RIBBED teapot,
CERES hot toddy bowl.
Rick Nielsen, 314-997-7963
or e-mail
rn1132@earthlink.net
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COLLECTORS’ SHOWCASE
What a Story by David and Karen Klein
At the WICA Convention in St. Louis, we purchased a St. Louis Shape by
John Edwards, soup tureen base. A few months later we were bidding on
eBay for the St. Louis underplate and, low and behold, at the last minute
were outbid. Well, you know how that makes you feel. A few minutes after
the auction, the phone rang and it was our friend, Rick Nielsen who began to
apologize that he didn’t realize that it was us that had the high bid. Well we
accepted his apology with the understanding that he would sell us the underplate. Yes he did, thank you Rick!!!
Last year at a local antique show in Rock Island, IL, our daughter called
us on, of course the cell phone, that a dealer had a lot of white ironstone.
Well you got to know that around here there isn’t a lot of WI. So, into the
truck we went and found several nice pieces including a Dallas Shape creamer. Well, believe it or not, on a shelf at another dealer was a plain white vegetable tureen with a St. Louis Shape top. We went home immediately and
brought back our St. Louis soup tureen base, and would you believe your
eyes, a marriage made in heaven. And no, the dealer wouldn’t split it up, said
that was the way he bought it. So now we are looking for a plain white
Richard Alcock vegetable tureen top and a Dallas teapot and sugar bowl.
See everyone in Canton, Ohio, Dave & Karen Klein
WICA CONVENTION REGISTRATION FORM
May 4-6, 2007
McKinley Grand Hotel
320 Market Ave South
Canton, Ohio
Mail this registration form with your check payable to WICA, Inc. to: David & Karen Klein, 1513 Perry St., Davenport, IA 52803. REGISTRATION per person is $79 if received by March 16, 2007. Late registration (received after March 16 – but no later than April 20) is
$95 (an additional $20 per person). Registration fee covers Thursday Icebreaker, Friday Hospitality Hour, Saturday Luncheon, and
Saturday Dinner Banquet. Separate convention activity costs are listed below.
Room reservations should be made DIRECTLY WITH THE HOTEL toll free 1-877-454-5008. The web site is:
www.mckinleygrandhotel.com The room rate is a flat rate of $89.00 (king or double beds), available any night from May 1 through
May 9, 2006. Mention WICA (White Ironstone China Association) to obtain this rate; hotel reservation deadline is April 19, 2007.
Registrant 1 (please print)
Registrant 2
NAME_________________________________
NAME_________________________________
PHONE________________________________
PHONE________________________________
ADDRESS______________________________
ADDRESS______________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
E-MAIL________________________________
E-MAIL________________________________
Nights you plan to stay at the McKinley Grand Hotel (please circle):
Thursday
Are You Attending Your First WICA Convention?
Friday
Yes
Saturday
Sunday
No
Check box to indicate your interest in the following Convention activities (Details will be forwarded by activity chair):
Friday tour (transportation & lunch included) - $36 per person
Yes
Sell at Flea Market (Tops, Bottoms and items under $50.00):
Space rental $6 per 6’ table
Yes
Bring item(s) for Show-and-Tell
Yes
Consign ironstone (excellent condition only)
(See auction guidelines on enclosed consignment form)
Yes
Sell at Sunday’s sale: Space rental fee $15 per 6’ tables
Yes
Enclose payment:
Number of early registrations (by 3/16/07) @ $79:
Number of late registrations (3/17 to 4/20/07) @ $95:
_______ x $79 = $_________
or
_______ x $95 = $_________
Number for Friday Tour @ $36:
_______ x $36 = $_________
Number of 6’ tables for Friday Flea Market @ $6:
_______ x $6
Number of 6’ tables for Sunday Sale @ $15:
_______ x $15 = $_________
PAYMENT ENCLOSED (check payable to WICA)
= $_________
Total $_________
Registrants must be WICA members. Non-members wishing to attend the convention must join WICA by sending $30 for one or two
individuals living at the same address to: Diane Dorman, PO Box 855, Fairport, NY 14450-0855.
CANCELLATION/REFUND POLICY: There will be no refund of Convention fees after the deadline date of April 20, 2007.
(We recommend that you make a copy of this form.)