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As of today, we have 3157 patterns in our Patterns Database!

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Spode Vase Urgent Appeal: Funds needed to save the Spode Museum Collection!

Pottery company Royal Worcester and Spode has gone into administration

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Arctic Scenery
This 10.5 inch plate depicts at least one of nine scenes from this series of patterns illustrating the travels of Sir Edward William Parry around the northern part of Canada. The animals in the border, however, are distinctly tropical!
More info and Past Patterns. For more information about this amusing and informative series, see Arctic Scenery in the database |

Texian Campaigne by Wes Palmer, Andrew Pye and Connie Rogers from Summer 2008 Bulletin

“Olympic Games” series by Dick Henrywood
A series of titled romantic sporting patterns by Thomas Mayer of Stoke. The central scenes appear within a border featuring alternate floral and scenic vignettes. The printed mark consists of the individual title within a scroll cartouche surmounted by an armorial crest with the series title above, and with “T.MAYER / STOKE UPON TRENT” at the base.
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Pot Lids are small glazed transfer-printed earthenware containers, consisting of a base and lid, which were made from the 1840s through the early 20th century.... more

Plates being reconstructed Philadelphia Excavations Revisited

TCC members recently revisited the Independence Living History Center Archeology Lab in Philadelphia, to check on progress in identifying transferware shards excavated by the National Park Service.... more

What is Transferware? "Transferware" is the term assigned to ceramics decorated with motifs applied by means of engravings transferred from a copper engraving to a special tissue, then onto a pottery base... More | Other FAQs

How can I learn more about Transferware? The Transferware Collectors Club (TCC) web site offers many sources of information on Transferware. You will find the following pages and features on our website particularly useful... More | Other FAQs

A Brief Primer on Transferware: 10 commonly asked questions
Transferware is pottery. It can be earthenware or porcelain, ironstone or bone china. It's most distinctive feature is a pattern that has been applied by transferring an etching onto the pottery. More | Other FAQs

Going out of business sale. New Jersey transferware dealer selling entire inventory at cost. All colors. Call Hilda Suchow (908) 788-5433.
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Merlin Antiques specializes in 19th century English transferware in all colors, and other English ceramics.
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TCC research grants totaling $9,000 approved in October 2008. Learn More

TCC launches fundraising appeal Learn more

10th Annual TCC Meeting, Bristol, England, October 15-18, 2009. Plan to attend! Details

Over 100 members attended the 9th TCC Meeting in Williamsburg. Details will be posted.

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Pictured in Blue and White: English Ceramics of the Nineteenth Century: exhibition through December 31, 2008 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, with emphasis on American-themed patterns. More information

Northern Ceramics Society Seminar
August 12-17, 2008
The theme of the NCS Summer School was "Techniques & Traditions".

Three reference books listed in "Newly Available" include Swansea's Cambrian Pottery Transferware II, People & Pots and Machin Porcelains and Earthenwares

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