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WHITE IRONSTONE NOTES
VOL. 13 No. 1
SUMMER 2006
JACOB FURNIVAL & HIGH RELIEF JUGS
The above photos are of a Jacob Furnival Classic Gothic soup and
sauce tureen. Examples of many of the more than thirty shapes that J.F.
made were either discussed or shown in the Convention talks by Jim
Kerr and the outstanding exhibit by Carol Fleischman as well in this
issue . (See pages 4 through 13) The three high relief jugs are exam-
ples from the Keynote Speaker, Kathy Hughs, and Rick Nielsen’s
Power Point presentations and the exhibit of all white ironstone relief
jugs that Mary Ann Ulmann gathered from members’ collections. (See
pages 14 and 15) Rick Nielsen’s presentation on a CD disk can be purchased from the WICA Shoppe.
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INDEX
WICA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Tom Moreland, President
John Yunginger, Vice President
Elsie Freeman Finch, Secretary
Craig Mattice, Treasurer
Dale Abrams
Denise Andre
Ted Brockey
Beverly Dieringer
Amy Earls
Jean Gortzig
David Klein
Olga Moreland
Harry Moseley
Honorary Lifetime Member
Jean Wetherbee
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APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP
Send $30 for one or two individuals at the
same address with check made payable to
WICA, to: Diane Dorman, Membership
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Membership year is June 1st to May 31st.
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High Relief Jugs
Show & Tell
Convention 2007
Spare Parts & Whole Pieces
Collectors’ Showcase
FROM THE EDITORS’ DESK
On May 21st, we were enjoying watching a
National Geographic program on salvaging
gold coins from the side wheeler steamship,
Republic. Suddenly there were pictures of
other items that were on the ship. A lot of
white ironstone! A John Maddock master
waste jar was being lifted to the surface. We
knew this because we had just seen the picture
of one in our archives. We got a glimpse of a
matching footbath and a potty without a lid.
We found the story of the Republic on nationalgeographic.com but they haven’t posted the
who chaired all the committees and their
unsung workers from the Registration table to
the WICA Shop - that made it such a pleasure
to be there. See you all in Canton, Ohio - next
year.
Please be sure to include your e-mail address
when you renew your membership. We do not
share or sell our lists to anyone. We do, however, use the Internet to alert our members to
interesting things that can’t always wait for the
next newsletter.
And one last note, Rick Nielsen reported that
he made two matches at the Flea Market
event: a Pomegranate coffee pot lid and a
Grand Loop sugar bowl matched the lid he had
at home.
RAFFLE WINNERS
The winners of the Raffle were: First prize,
Lucy Kernan Schloss from Arlington,
Virginia. Second prize, Barbara Tegtmeyer,
from Woodstock, Georgia. Third prize, Jackie
Scott, from Buckhorn, Ontario, Canada. And
fourth prize went to Boyd Payne, from
Graham, North Carolina.
LETTERS
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Well, we have a tale to tell about hunting for
white ironstone. At the WICA Convention in
St. Louis, we purchased a St. Louis Shape
soup tureen bowl. Last year on eBay we found
the underplate. A million-to-one shot of ever
finding the original soup tureen lid with the
proper mouse hole. Well, low and behold,
today at an antique sale, we found the matching soup tureen lid with mouse hole, and it was
an exact match. Pristine condition of course.
Dave Klein
video yet. You can find it by putting the words
‘gold coins’ in the search window.
Rick Nielsen alerted us to the fact that WICA
was mentioned as one of the fourteen best collecting resources during the last 15 years of
Martha Stewart’s Living Magazine. Very
nice!
We are grateful to the 51 members that
packed and hauled pieces of J.F. for Carol
Fleischman’s and/or relief jugs for Mary Ann
Unmann exhibits. The exhibits were huge and
gave us all a new awareness of what J.F. produced and of the enormous variety of white
ironstone relief jugs. A special thanks to
Barbara Tegtmeyer, who drove all the way
from Georgia and stopped on the way to pick
up jugs from Kathy Hughes for her Keynote
presentation. 23 dealers jammed enough ironstone into their cars and vans to fill 50 tables
in the ballroom for the Sunday Show and Sale.
Thanks also to those that brought pieces to the
successful auction. Add to all that the amount
of time spent by our presenters, Jim Kerr, Amy
Earls, Rick Nielsen, and John Yunginger
researching and preparing their talks, and you
have some small idea of how much work goes
into a convention. We also thank everyone
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We sent out our quarterly query through email for Parts Wanted and enjoyed this reply.
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It was good to be back at the convention this
year. And it was as good as the one two years
ago that I attended. I am too “young” a collector to have any spare parts around. I am still
looking for the perfect item(s). Those that I
bought and won at the auction are already
installed in my Connecticut home. And in use,
I might add. I love the quarterly issues. I’m
basically a student at heart and this is a passion
and a learning experience combined, rather
like going to a great college course.
Jeanne Atkinson
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Vol. 13, No 4
"Thank You to the
Convention Auction Team"
Convention Auction co-chairs, Adele
Armbruster and Ron Stork wish to extend a
very special "thank you" to those WICA members who volunteered to do the work at the
auction. Table set-up, check-in, placing pieces
on tables by identification cards, auctioneering, running pieces during the auction, clerking, check-out and final accounting are the
jobs performed by this very capable team.
Many thanks to: Dick and Adele Armbruster,
Ted Brockey, Alice and Steve Canup, Paul
Diamond, Diane Dorman, Patty Spahr Hitt,
Bob Hohl, Jim Kerr, Kathy and Tom
Lautenschlager, Linda and Nick Maro, Anne
and Jim Miller, Harry Moseley, Ed Rigoulot,
Gloria Weatherby, and Judith and Tom
Whitmore.
Thank you,
Ron Stork
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PRESIDENT’S LETTER
As this issue of Notes will evidence, the
2006 convention in Pittsburgh was a great success and, we believe, thoroughly enjoyed by
the approximately 130 members who attended. Olga and I, as Convention Co-Chairs,
express our thanks to the many volunteers who
were responsible for organizing most of the
convention’s activities. This was our first
experience chairing a convention, and we
found it a richly rewarding experience. WICA
has an experienced cadre of convention volunteers, who are joined by new participants each
year. Thus while chairing a convention
involves significant work, the task is greatly
facilitated by the willingness of so many
WICA members to take the laboring role on
one or more of the convention events.
My only regret is that we have so many
WICA members who have never been to a
convention, though this year we did have a
very strong turnout of 26 “first timers”. I
invite you “never timers” to look at this Notes
issue closely, study the happy faces and wonderful ironstone, and make some tentative
travel plans for early May next year: to
WICA’s 2007 convention at Canton Ohio, to
be energetically co-chaired by Dave and
Karen Klein and Jeff and Mary Dickeson.
One result of this year’s convention was the
launch of a major new research project
focused on importers and distributors of white
ironstone in various cities and geographic
regions of the United States. Over 20 WICA
members have agreed to research companies
that operated in their localities. We intend to
pull together the results of our collective
efforts in some form of a publication next year.
If you are interested in participating in this
project, please be in touch with me.
This is an excellent example of a research
project that would benefit if WICA is able to
obtain 501(c)(3) status under the Internal
Revenue Code, thus making contributions to
WICA tax deductible. We continue to go back
and forth with the IRS on the merits of
WICA’s application for this status as an educa-
tional organization. I will keep you advised on
our progress.
At the convention, we welcomed to the
WICA Board two new members—Denise
Andre and Craig Mattice—and also Bev
Dieringer, who returns to the Board. Denise
replaces Amy Earls, who continues as Chair of
our Education and Research Committee.
Craig Mattice succeeds Anne Miller, both as a
Director and as WICA’s Treasurer. We are
indebted to Amy and Anne for their service to
WICA, and grateful to Denise and Craig for
taking on their new responsibilities. Jean
Gortzig is this year’s Chair of the Nominations
Committee, which is responsible for identifying potential WICA directors and officers.
Now would be the time to get in touch with
Jean (email: [email protected]), if you
are interested in serving as a WICA director or
officer sometime in the future.
As always, please be in touch with me on
anything to do with WICA.
Tom Moreland
[email protected]
(212) 715-9246
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NEW PASSWORD FOR
MEMBERS ONLY WEB PAGES
Due to a few software or security setting
conflicts, some changes and updates are being
made to the "Members Only" section of the
web site.
Please report any difficulties to me, Rick
Nielsen [email protected].
Updates are ongoing, but the E-Bay section
is updated on a monthly basis, and drag and
brag pictures are added when received. Please
take time to send a picture of your favorite,
first or most unusual piece of ironstone, along
with your name and a description so all members can admire your piece.
A mass Email will be sent out to remind
members of the new username and password.
Since we had such a wonderful display of J.F.
at the convention, we decided to use jacob as
the username and furnival as the password.
I hope you enjoy using this portion of the
web site as much as I do, so let's work together to improve the site and add information that
will be of interest to the members.
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Editor’s note: Ernie really enjoys Rick’s
Ironstone on Ebay. It is a quick way to see
what’s been on eBay and who won pieces for
the past 30 days. It’s a lot of work and we really appreciate it.
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Members help needed.
We are missing
many pieces of Atlantic Shape for our profile
in the fall issue. To recognize the shape, see
Jean Wetherbee’s Collector’s Guide, page 71.
We are doing T. & R. Boote’s Atlantic ‘A’. ‘B’.
and ‘C’ Shapes. We need these items including
their marks: compote, syrup, punch bowl,
punch cups, ladle, well and tree platter,
Atlantic ‘B’ sugar, stew tureen, cookie plate,
footbath, soap dish, master waste jar, relish
dish, baker, and egg cup. We could also use
any pictures of S. Alcock’s Atlantic Shape.
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NEXT ISSUES
Next issue will cover Atlantic Shape by
T. & R. Boote. Please send photos.
Future issues will have articles on mustard pots and ironstone with sea themes.
REGIONALS
SEPTEMBER 7, 2006, Region 7
Jane and Wes Diemer, hosts in
Wilmington, DE, call 302-475-7412
[email protected]
OCTOBER 14, 2006, Region 4
Dave Klein, Springfield, IL,
563-323-4965
NOVEMBER 11, 2006, Region 5
Ted Brockey, Patty & Jack Hurt
Colleyville, TX,
817-354-4644
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JACOB FURNIVAL
Mark found on the Bedford’s Texas Furnival,
aka Lemon shape teapot.
Mark with J.F. missing, found
on several J.F. shapes
JF – Jacob Furnival- Jacob Furnival & Co. - Cobridge 1845-1870
Based on the research of Carol Fleischman and Jim Kerr
An 1861 census in England, lists Jacob Furnival as a 59 year old
Earthenware Manufacturer, born in Staffordshire, Hanley, in 1802. It
also included his wife Suzannah 48, and Mary Francis, an adopted 7
year old daughter. Ten years later in the 1871 census records he is listed at age 69 as a retired manufacturer. Nine years later, his death is registered in 1880. Until recently little was known about Jacob Furnival.
Ironstone collectors found many pieces of white ironstone china exported from England with a printed J.F. mark - including the English coat
of arms, with a crowned quartered oval surrounded by the motto “Honi
soit qui mal y pense, meaning “Evil to him who thinks evil” and on the
bannered ribbon below, Dieu et mon droit, which means, “God is my
right”. The mark is distinctively Jacob Furnival and is sometimes found
without the J.F. (See marks on above) Collectors kept asking, “Who the
heck was J.F.?”
In his lecture on J.F. at the 12th Annual Convention, Jim Kerr filled
us in with the record of discovery. He found the earliest mention of
Furnival & Co. in Jewett’s 1877 book Ceramic Art of Great Britain. On
page 477 there is an engraving titled Furnival & Co.’s production showing a White Ironstone Dover shape soup tureen. (see oposite page) The
next reference to JF is in Minnie Kamm’s book Old China, published in
1951. It illustrated a Paneled Grape cup and saucer with a grape transfer design. It was marked with a cartouche including the words,
“GRAPE and J.F.” Ms. Kamm wrote that the letters J.F. could not be
deciphered by any reference. Then a 1964 edition of Godden’s
Encyclopedia of British Pottery & Porcelain Marks - lists Jacob
Furnival & Co. Cobridge, 1845-1870. He mentions that several printed
J.F. marks occur in the Victoria & Albert Museum records - mostly on
blue transfer decorated ironstone. Thomas and Jacob are also listed in
Kowalsky’s Encyclopedia of Marks as in business in 1843 (with
Thomas a relative) as Jacob & Thomas Furnival. (See first mark above)
Thomas started his own pottery in 1844 and continued until 1846. By
1845 Jacob had his own pottery on Elder Road, Cobridge and continued there for 25 years until 1870
Godden’s encyclopedia also lists Jacob and Thomas Furnival 1843 as making earthenware (Possibly sharing the earliest Cockscomb and
Gothic shapes.)
In Petra Williams first book, Flow Blue China - Published in 1971 There is a photo of a dish with a blue transfer pattern named Shanghae
- made by J Furnival - marked J.F. & Co. Ironstone c.1860. And on
another page she illustrates a dish with a pattern named Indian Jar by
Thomas & Jacob Furnival. It is marked J.& T. F., c. 1843. However it
is impossible to identify the body shape of the plates in her book.
In her 1981 book, Grandma’s Tea Leaf Ironstone. Annise Heaivilin,
in a chapter on the Thomas Furnival & Son, wrote that “Jacob Furnival
seems to be the mysterious J.F. of pottery history.” He was a relative
(possibly an uncle or brother) of Thomas. They were in business togeth-
er in 1843.
Ellen Hill in her book, Mulberry Ironstone, showed the pattern
Shanghae and told us that it was made by Jacob Furnival and marked
J.F. & Co. She had found other mulberry transferware marked with a
printed Jacob Furnival mark - some on body shapes familiar to white
ironstone. So we all learned that potters can often be identified by the
many exclusive transfer designs they used – even when they are not
marked.
And Finally - In 1993 two identical ironstone plates were found by
Eleanor Washburn – one marked J.F. and the other Jacob Furnival, and
Nancy Upchurch wrote of the discovery in Tea Leaf Readings. The following year John and Anne Bedford found a teapot with both the usual
JF printed mark right next to an impressed FURNIVAL - proving J.F.
and Jacob Furnival were the same. (see photo of mark above)
For some unknown reason, Jacob Furnival, unlike most of his fellow
potters, did not patent register most of his body shapes. Among the five
shapes with patent registries listed in Godden’s Handbook of British
Pottery Marks - only three have been found in white ironstone: Dover,
Swan and Nautilus.
The earliest patent date found is April 30, 1845 on a Dover Shape soup
tureen in the Moreland coll. Dover seems stylistically of a much later
date than 1845. Both Cushion and Godden’s handbooks list on that date
- only a registry for printed designs by Jacob Furnival. However there
is a Feb.15, 1861 mark on Jill O’Hara’s identical Dover soup tureen and
on a Dover teapot in the Parmer collection, and parts of that date can be
made out on a platter and vegetable. Both Cushion and Godden list a
registry for a “Dover” tureen form by J. Furnival & Co. on that 1861
date. Wether that early 1845 mark was a mistake or if JF decided to
apply for a new patent 16 years after the original - seems odd.
In The Art of British Ceramics, mentioned earlier, Jewitt writes,
“Among the more successful of the Furnival & Co.’s toilet services are
the Swan and Nautilus shapes, which are of great beauty.” The Swan
shape was reg. Feb. 14, 1868 by John Mortlock a well known London
retailer. Jewitt also describes that ewer as, “oviform with bull rush decorations in relief while a well modeled swan forms the neck, mouth, and
handle.” We recently found a photo of it on the Patent Registry Offices
web site. The photo submitted for the patent is exactly described by
Jewitt, as a sucessful Furnival shape. It was not unusual for a retailer
or designer/modeler to register a shape and have a potter produce it for
them. The ewer itself has yet to be found. However there is a tooth
brush box (Hurt Coll) and a potty lid (Neilsen Coll.) with a swan shape
finial and bull rushes on the body.marked J Furnival & Co. The Nautilus
shape was reg. Jan. 30, 1868 by Jacob Furnival & Co.. (Jean Wetherbee
named it Aquatic). Jewitt describes this second toilet service as Nautilus
shape, “ having the mouth of the ewer formed of a nautilus shell and the
handle of coral, while the decorations are sea- weeds”.
There is a curious connection between Jacob Furnival and J. W.
Pankhurst. They both made Grand Loop, Paneled Lily and the child’s
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tea set Paneled Gothic aka Bulbous Gothic. We don’t know if there was
a marriage within the families (as happened with Wedgwood and
Davenport). Or if a modeler licensed the same shapes to both companies.
During his 25 years as an ironstone manufacturer, Jacob Furnival
made an enormous variety of shapes. There are many more shapes not
yet found in white, that have been made but decorated with mulberry,
flow blue, copper luster and polychrome transfer ware. The J.F. shapes
on the following pages are arranged chronologically by decade as they
were in Carol Fleischman’s enlightening convention exhibit. Many of
them were made in dinner, tea, chamber sets and a couple of desert sets.
There are some that were probably made as single pieces – i.e. Fluted
Hills pitcher (pg. 6) – octagon fish platter (pg. 13) This is not a complete listing - we show only those that we had room for - using photos
from the exhibit and from our archives.
(Since most of JF ‘s shapes were not registered, we are listing the
dates of manufacture by comparison to similar registered shapes other
potters made between 1840-1870.)
1840’s shapes
Cockscomb- tea set
Fluted Hills - ewer
Paneled Gothic - 16 Facets
Full Panel Gothic
Classic Gothic
JF’s Gothic
Gothic Octagon aka / Bulbous Octagon - Child’s tea set
1850’s shapes
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Grape Octagon
Walled Octagon
Paneled Grape
Grand Loop or Paneled Lily
Loop & Line
Quartered Rose
Pomegranate
Ring O’ Hearts
Vintage Beauty
1860’s shapes
Dover shape -1861
Berry Cluster
Hidden Motif
Texas Furnival aka Lemon shape
Blackberry with Leaves
Wheat or JF’s Wheat
Corn or JF’s Corn
LOV with Thumbprint
Swan shape - 1868
Aquatic shape – 1868
Gooseberry (Pg.111 Collector’s Guide)
Flower Blanket aka Geranium- (compote and plates)
Fruit Garden – (compote and plates in two sizes)
(All group photos of the exhibit are by Diane Dorman)
Above: Dover Shape tureen. Interesting that the final production used a pear and foliage instead of the lemon or pod shape on the 1877
engraving of Furnival & Co.’s production showing ironstone including the white ironstone Dover soup tureen from Jewitt’s book.
Right: Nautilus shape ewer was one of the few registered shapes by Jacob Furnival, January 30, 1867,
No. 216333. Thanks to the Hurts who carried this
beauty from Texas to the Pittsburgh convention for
the exhibit
Left: Swan ewer is registered by John Mortlock Feb.
14, 1868, # 216821. Llewellynn Jewitt identifies it as
by Furnival & Co.
In the last issue (Vol. 12, No. 4 - Pg. 16) of the
Notes, we printed two other later versions of a swan
pitcher - one made by J. Dimmock & Co. and the
other by John Bevington. Both registered in 1881.
Fourteen years after this wonderful original one by
Jacob Furnival which we did not find until recently
while doing research for the J.F. exhibit and talk. It
was in the newly digitalized Patent Records at Kew,
England. We wonder who the modeler was.
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Below: Cockscomb shape is very early 1840s and is rare in white. It is most often found
in decorated versions. Jacob was in partnership with Thomas in 1843, and Ellen Hill
records them both as potting it, so we know it was made before 1847 when the older
Thomas retired.
The Fluted Hills ewer is unique. No other pieces of a chamber set have yet been found.
Above: We don’t know if these
16-Paneled pieces are part of a
separate Paneled Gothic Shape
set or just individual pieces. The
covered toddy bowl with handles
and the punch bowl are the same
shape. The short covered bowl
looks like a stew tureen but has
no ladle hole.
Right: One of several Gothic
shaped tureens that J.F. potted.
See the cover for one of the other
versions. We call this J.F.’s
Classic Gothic.
1840s
Cockscomb
Fluted Hills
16 Facets
Classic Gothic
Full Panel Gothic
Grape Octagon
J.F.’s Gothic
Above: This Gothic footbath has the
same handles as the master waste jar
on the oposite page. Perhaps they
were from the same set though one has
a Full Paneled Gothic foot and the
other, a Classic Gothic indented foot.
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Grape Octagon was registered by Ralph
Scragg, a modeler, in 1851, but some collectors have reported earlier transfer decoration
on some pieces leading us to believe it may
have been registered originally in the 1840s
and re-registered after the 3-year patent
expired. Over twenty potters made Grape
Octagon shape making it possibly the most
popular shape.
Full Paneled Octagon, (right) unlike Classic Gothic,
does not have an indented, short pedestal type foot.
The spittoon in the bottom photo is also Full Paneled
as is the foot bath on page 6. But the waste jar has
the Classic Gothic foot and the same handles.
Below are various examples of Classic Gothic and
the Paneled Gothic, aka Bulbous Gothic child’s tea
set. (No waste bowl, cups or saucers have been
found.) And though a child’s-size Six Paneled
Trumpet shape and Paneled Grape shape have been
reported with a J.F. mark, none could be found for the
exhibit.
A classic Gothic 3-piece butter dish (lower left corner) has a grape cluster finial. Note how it is identical except for the finial, to the vegetable tureen above
it.
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Walled Octagon is a bold, blocky form with arched, elaborate handles that resemble those on Chinese Shape.
The finials are decorative rings or huge pods or buds.
1850s
Walled Octagon
Quartered Rose
Paneled Grape
Pomegranate
Grand Loop
Loop & Line
Paneled Lily
Quartered Rose is appropriately named. It has four
divisions and the finial is a
rose with rose foliage.
Paneled Grape is one of the more popular JF shapes. The covered pieces usually have eight panels.
The handles are made of arched-shape vines and the finials are sometimes ring-shape.
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Pomegranate has panels that are bordered by a ribbon that is
twisted into a single loop at each division, unlike Alcock’s
Trent/Stafford Shape that has a double loop. Note the foliage at
the terminals of the handles and finials. The finials are sometimes the Chinese-type split pod, a flower blossom or a ring
shape.
A popular J.F. shape is Grand Loop and its sister shapes,
Paneled Lily and Loop & Line. Some collectors think it is possible that Loop & Line was the first design using the “Grand
Loop”. Perhaps it was improved in Grand Loop and then
improved again in the wavy-rimed Paneled Lily. All share similar motifs. Paneled Lily was also potted by Pankhurst.
Loop & Line plate
Grand Loop plate
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1860s
Berry Cluster
Dover Shape
Hidden Motif
Wheat
LOV with Thumbprint
Berry Cluster (below left) is a fullsome shape. It is
divided into quartered parts which bulge in a
cheeky way. The handles of the pitchers have a
dragon’s or serpent’s head at the thumb rest. It was
named for the cluster of berries used as a finial.
Hidden Motif (right and below right) was named
for the tiny cluster of leaves and flowers found just
under the rims of most pieces. (See motif on the
plate) The finial looks like a melon with foliage
and the handles are of twisted vines. It has a subtle country look.
All the handles on Hidden
Motif have a distinctive twist.
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J.F.’s Wheat is on a plain
round or oval body with
large bold wheat heads
and leaves. The finials
and handles are made of
looped wheat stems and
leaves. A quieter, simple
wheat design without the
mellon ribs of Ceres
Shape.
Lily of the Valley with Thumbprint is another grand country or garden design by J.F. It
has sprigs of LOV arranged in borders
around each piece, The handles are ring or
loop shapes of leaves and stems with bud
finials . There are grooved short thumbprint
border panels and some pieces have scalloped rims,
Dover Shape is noted for its
fine detail embossing. The oval
tureens have handles reminiscent of Greek Amphorae.
It is covered at the beginning of
this article on pages 4 and 5.
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Fruit Garden compote and plate (below) are part of a dessert set. These pieces
have also been found marked Barrow & Co. A large dessert service marked
Cork & Edge has been seen which included 2 compotes, 2 tazzas and a fruit
bowl with sets of large and small plates.
Flower Blanket compote aka Geranium. A plate in this
pattern is shown in the Plate Book on page 146. This
shape has also been found marked Anthony Shaw.
Elaborate Scroll cookie
plate or tazza.
16-Sided covered bowl. There is no ladle hole so it
is probably not a stew tureen.
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Three graduated sizes of matching cake plates all
marked J.F. between 5 and 10 inches in diameter.
Vintage Beauty syrup pitcher. No
other examples of this shape has yet
been found.
Fish platter, 11” long has also been found in a 1870s J. Wedgwood
catalog. Wedgwood also made a smaller size with only one fish.
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Texas Furnival aka Lemon shape sugar
bowl.
Blackberry with Leaves is one of many more shapes
that were potted by J.F.
Left: Carol Fleischman has been collecting J.F. for many years. Much of her
collection is in this large cabinet.
Top shelf, left to right: Paneled Grape
teapot, sugar, creamer and 3-piece sauce
tureen. LOV with Thumbprint teapot,
sugar, creamer and 3-piece sauce tureen.
Middle shelf: Grape Octagon teapot,
sugar, creamer, 3-piece sauce tureen and
toothbrush box (with lustre). Berry
Cluster teapot and 2-piece sauce tureen.
Grand Loop teapot, sugar, creamer, 2piece sauce and gravy, Quartered Rose
teapot, 2-piece sauce, creamer, and sugar
lid. Pomegranate teapot and 3-piece
sauce tureen.
Bottom shelf: Two sizes of Wheat
teapots, sugar (oval) and sugar (round).
Walled Octagon two sizes of teapots,
sugar, creamer, 3-piece sauce tureen and
gravy. Full Panel gothic teapot, sugar,
creamer and covered beverage. Classic
gothic covered beverage. Hidden Motif
teapot creamer and 3-piece sauce tureen.
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HIGH RELIEF JUG EXHIBIT
Kathy Hughes Keynote address was compiled from years of researching English jugs. We all became aware of the origins of many forms
what were made in earlier decorated china. Examples were shown of
parian, porcelain, salt glaze and earthenware-like ironstone including
those wonderful tin-glazed majolica jugs. The focus on jugs was the
carving. Examples of extremely delicate modeling by some of
Britain’s best potters were shown. The information was scholarly and
presented as well as she did in her two books. Vol. 2, A Collector’s
Guide to Nineteenth-Century Jugs is available from the WICA Shoppe.
(See pg. 3.)
We present here a small sampling of the outstanding High Relief Jug
Exhibit organized by Mary Ann Ulmann. These jugs and many others
will be featured in the upcoming White Ironstone Pitchers Book,
Volume II.
(All group photos are by Diane Dorman)
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SHOW & TELL
The Show & Tell event hosted by Denise Andre has been one of the most
popular and enthusiastically attended every year. And, as anticipated, this year
was certainly not a disappointment. There were several super-sized items,
(cake stand, scale, and lazy susan) and some tiny gems (a tiny Berlin Swirl
handled cup and a chicken-shaped bank). We all learned something new and
filled in some gaps. Thanks to all who participated.
Janet Knorr demonstrated the ram’s horns on her Edward Bennett 3piece American tureen (above).
Janet also brought a large platter in Gem Shape by Vodrey and Brothers,
c. 1896. The mark also says Palissy China.
Her third piece was a sugar bowl that she couldn’t identify. We identified it as Alternate Ribs by G. Wooliscroft. The shape was found in the
Pitcher Book on page 53.
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Harry Lowe brought a batter pitcher with
interior raised edges which suggest that it
had a lid. The top of the handle is also interesting because it has a rooster or chicken
head. Marked patented September 16, 1878.
A date not found in the British Handbook of
Marks, so it’s possibly an American patent.
Tom Moreland held aloft the biggest cake stand at nearly 20 inches (19 3/4”). It is marked J.F. whose workers
demonstrated with this piece, what master potters they were. Imagine firing something of this size without having
it waving or slumping! Tom also brought a plate not shown in the Plate Book. It is Fluted Band by J. Wedgwood.
Carl Gortzig brought this stylized high-relief pitcher. It is an example of the modeler using
artistic license with a botanical form. It could be English Hyacinth or Lily of the Valley.
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Rick Nielsen displayed two sizes of Berlin
Swirl teapots. There was probably also a
second size of creamer and sugar.
Jack Hurt brought this
charming little ironstone
chicken-shaped bank.
Possibly meant for milk
and egg money, but
probably loved by some
child.
Boyd has been collecting plates
and was able to solve an unnamed
shape on page 33 of the Plate Book.
We now know that Pankhurst
named this shape Delaware. We
wonder what the Delaware hollow
pieces might look like.
Boyd Payne displayed his
happy find of a 19” lazy susan
by Minton. We showed a similar piece owned by Harriet
Denton, in the Collector’s
Showcase several years ago.
We don’t remember the other
one having the embossed straps
on the underside of the tray.
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Bob Hohl hauled in this very heavy English commercial scale
with an ironstone base. The middle photo with all the printed
information, is of the tray.
Barbara Burnett brought a toby jug or
mug with a Cork & Edge mark. The
mug she is holding is not the one we
have pictured here. Rick Nielsen
brought in this jug. Barbara’s handle is
on the side and Rick’s is at the back.
Linda Maro brought
several items. At left;
a wall-mounted whisk
broom holder by
Thomas Maddock of
Trenton, NJ.
At right; a wedgeshaped covered cheese
dish with an embossed
flying crane.
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Anne Miller brough in this tray owned by Ann McDonald. The center is a stag’s head surrounded by oak leaves. The rim is entwined oak
branches with more oak leaves and acorns. It is by John Moses, an
American potter. Who ever said American ironstone is plain an not
grand?
Kathy Lautenschlager holds what we first thought was an undertray but at a second
look shows it as a one-handled pierced dessert server. Perhaps part of an elaborate
dessert service. These pieces have been found with transfer decoration.
John Yunginger brought a Hanging
Basket vegetable base with a Canadian
importers mark. Hanging Basket is not
in the index of Jean Wetherbee’s
Collector’s Guide but it is shown as a
drawing on page 122. You can also add
that the maker is T. Furnival & Sons,
England, c. 1880s.
Vol. 13, No 4
WICA CONVENTION 2007
Exhibit theme - A Victorian High Tea
We will be highlighting Floral Patterns
and Cookie Plates. Please survey your
collection and check the items that you
would be able to contribute to the exhibit.
Bill and Carol Lancaster
Phone 608-325-5724
E-mail: [email protected]
Tea sets Teapot,
Sugar,
Cup/Saucer, Waste Bowl
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Come Exploring Northeast Ohio with WICA in May 2007
Hope to see you May 4, 5 and 6th at the
Marriott Canton McKinley Grand Hotel
AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS: GREAT PIECES,
RECORD PRICES BUT ALSO BARGAINS
Creamer,
PATTERN
Arched Forget Me Not
Barred Wreath
Bellflower
Bell Tracery
Bordered Fuchsia
Budded Vine
Butterfly and Sunflower
Chain of Tulips
Cochran’s Ring
Dangling Tulip
Flora
Flower Garden Border
Flowering Vine
Forget Me Not
Fuchsia
Fuchsia with Band
Garden Sprig
Garland
Hanging Basket
Hidden Motif
Hyacinth
Laurel
Lily of the Valley (Edwards)
Lily of the Valley (Shaw’s)
Lily Shape #1 (Burgess)
Lily Shape #2 (Corn)
Meadow Bouquet
Mocho
Morning Glory (Halleck Shape)
Morning Glory with Thumbprint
Moss Rose
Nosegay
Paneled Lily
Prize Bloom
Ribbed Floral
Star Flower
Summer Garden
Stylized Flower
Trumpet Vine
Twisted Ribbon
Western Shape
Others
List Cookie Plates of any Pattern
The auction, organized seamlessly by Adele Armbruster and Ron Stork and presided over by
auctioneer Tom Lautenschlager, was a highlight of the 2006 convention. The 130 pieces consigned included several rarities bringing record prices, but also a wide range of other pieces,
some of which proved to be real bargains for the enthusiastic bidders in attendance.
By any measure the 27 consignors to the auction went away happy: the gross auction proceeds
were $18,948, a 27% increase from the proceeds at the 2005 convention. But the bidders were
no less happy: over half of the convention attendees went away with at least one item from the
auction.
As for some highlights, the top price of $1,450 went for a cheesekeep, fern and rope pattern,
unmarked but beautiful. Other notable prices:
* Early swirl compote, unmarked -- $975;
* Classic Gothic soup tureen (Samuel Alcott), four pieces -- $950;
* Coral ewer, 14 inches (Wedgewood) -- $600
* Morning Glory mug -- $525;
* Chinese style mustard pot with pewter lid -- $525;
* Relief molded jug with bullrush design, marked W. Ridgeway October 1 1835 -$475;
* Well and tree platter, Lily of the Valley (W&E Corn), 20 inches long -- $440.
There were plenty of bargains to be had as well. How about a 3-piece gothic soup tureen by
Wedgewood for $200? Or a Ceres coffee pot, with one minor repair, for $60. Surely the best
bargain, nabbed by a happy First Timer, was $6 for a Wheat in the Meadow 17 inch oval platter. (Fortunately, that consignor, also a First Timer, had several more successful offerings in the
auction.)
All in all, a wonderfully balanced auction that sent almost everyone to bed happy on Saturday
night.
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SPARE PARTS
WANTED
SYDENHAM by T. & R. Boote round sauce
tureen undertray.
Marcia Waldemar, 301-320-4615
------------------------------------------------------LILY OF THE VALLEY by James Edwards,
chamber pot base, wash bowl, soap dish, vertical toothbrush (if made), child’s sugar, and
posset cups.
Mike Compton, 603-262-1377 or e-mail
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------CERES by E&F 8 1/2” lid for pancake base,
CANADA and LAUREL WREATH sauce
tureen underplates, FIG/UNION brush box lid
and punch cup, MORNING GLORY creamer
and teapot lid, MORNING GLORY sauce
tureen lid and base, NEW YORK lid and
underplate, and mugs of any shape.
Bill & Carol Lancaster, 608-325-5724, e-mail
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------COLUMBIA, SYDENHAM, WHEAT &
HOPS, POTOMAC and FLORA sugar lids.
John Yunginger, 507-289-3460, or e-mail
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------ADRIATIC SHAPE sugar lid, ATLANTIC
sauce tureen liner and vegetable lid, BERLIN
SWIRL sauce tureen lid and liner and soap
dish bottom, CERES hot toddy lid, CORAL
SHAPE sauce tureen liner, FORGET ME
NOT soup tureen liner and vertical toothbrush
liner.
Rick Nielsen, 314-997-7963, or e-mail
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------ATLANTIC “B” oval soup and sauce tureen
undertrays.
Denise Andre, 773-288-8934, or e-mail
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------HYACINTH by Burgess, ewer. Need basins
in CATTAIL by Shaw, GOLDEN SCROLL by
Powell & Bishop, SCALLOPED DECAGON
by Davenport, BERLIN SWIRL, CHINESE
SHAPE by Boote, FRAMED CLASSIC
GOTHIC, by Edwards, ATLANTIC,
PRAIRIE, ADRIATIC.
Ron & Janice Stork, 269-641-2414 or e-mail
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------RIBBED BUD sugar lid, RIBBED
BUD/FULL RIBBED creamer and wash bowl,
BOOTE’S 1851 gravy tureen lid.
Ed Rigoulot, 817-354-4644, or e-mail
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------PANELED LILY by Pankhurst sauce tureen
lid, PRIZE BLOOM soup tureen lid.
Ernie Dieringer, 203-938-3740, or e-mail
[email protected]
-------------------------------------------------------
FOR SALE
WHEAT & CLOVER teapot lid, excellent
condition 3 3/8” outside dia. 2 3/4” inside dia.
$35.
John Yunginger, 507-289-3460, or e-mail
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------CERES WHEAT and WHEAT & HOPS teapot
bases, CERES potty lid, HYACINTH veg lid,
LOV veg base, LOV butter dish lid, WHEAT
& HOPS soap dish lid, PLAIN mug with
impressed anchor, CORN & OATS sugar base,
PUDDING MOLD with LION. Call or email
your parts wants.
Ed Rigoulot, 817-354-4644, or e-mai
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------We have several saucers for sale, they are: 2
FULL RIBBED by Pankhurst $8.00 @, Loop
& Dot by Challinor $4.00, 2 DE SOTO by T.
Hughes $8.00 @, 2 PIECRUST by J. & G.
Meakin $5.00 @, FORGET ME NOT,
unmarked $8.00, PRESIDENT SHAPE by
Edwards, $8.00
Ernie Dieringer, 203-938-3740, or e-mail
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------CERES by E&F chamber pot lid 8 1/2” dia. in
excellent condition.
Jim & Mara Kerr, 518-296-8052, or e-mail
[email protected]
COLLECTORS’ SHOWCASE
We had seen cheesekeeps with
fern decoration but this one has
three verieties of ferns along with an
interesting basket weave border.
This beauty is in the collection of
Chuck and Mary Ann Ulmann.