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Sharing a passion for antique British transferware

from 1760 to 1900

TCC welcomes everyone who shares our love for the beauty and technical proficiency of British transferware including Blue and White, Staffordshire Pottery, Pearlware, Romantic and more... Join us and receive access to our benefits!

It's time to renew your membership for 2025!

Dear TCC Members,

We wanted to remind you that your membership in the Transferware Collectors Club will expire on December 31, 2024. We value your membership and encourage you to renew now by simply clicking on this link: renew my membership.

Important Information: We’ve developed a new program to provide improved services to our members. Please know that the next time you log into the TCC website or the Database of Patterns and Sources, you will be asked to create a new password, unless you have already done so. Your existing password will no longer be valid! Use your email to sign in. To create your password now, please click on the following link: create my new password.

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News & Features

Video News
Stoke-on-Trent Archives move to the potteries museum

Stoke-on-Trent Archives move to the potteries museum. It covers the reading room.

Puzzle of the Month
Compliments of the Season!

This charming cup and saucer perfectly express our holiday sentiments to all our members and followers! Printed in brown with added colors, the robin, yule log and holly berries and leaves make for a colorful pattern.

Photo of the Month
Philadelphia Exhibition 1876

Memorial Hall was the subject of Prattware (polychrome) transferware plates and pot lids printed specifically for the 1876 Philadelphia Exhibition likely as souvenirs.

Feature Books
October Feature Books

Swansea Commemorative Pottery by Helen Hallesy

This book is on ‘commemoratives’ wares produced at the Swansea potteries.

True Blue editor Gaye Blake Roberts

this book is essential reading on British antique blue-printed pottery.

Pattern of the Month
“December” tile

Shown is an eight inch tile from Wedgwood’s Months. The pattern is “December”. For TCC members, this is pattern #3455 (on a six inch tile without a border) and pattern #17209 (on a ten inch plate). All of the Months, created by the artist Helen Miles, are found in the TCC Database.

Feature Video
The Aesthetic Movement Comes to America: Art for Art’s Sake and the House Beautiful Introduced at the 1876 Philadelphia Exposition

Adrienne shared this fascinating look at the Aesthetic Movement and its expression on British transferware.

Dishy News
TRANSFERWARE SOUVENIRS AND A QUESTION

A Transferware Blog by Judie Siddall

I saw this small mug at an antiques fair many years ago. I liked the horse, but liked the text, "Present from New York," even more. Read more.

RECORDER NEWS
Recorder News 50

Dick Henrywood has produced the final Recorder News. Authored and prepared bimonthly for eight years, Recorder News has provided us with a vast array of information related to transferware. Read more.

TCC Grant Recipients
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The Transferware Collectors Club is pleased to announce the 2024 research grant recipients. They are:

Jerry Smith Solano Calderon, Peru 

Lyle Paton, Australia 

Brenda Bruno, Argentina 

Read their research abstracts  
 

Lecture Series
TCC Virtual Annual Meeting October 2024

This member meeting included a visit to the Judie Siddall and David Hoexter Collection, a Brief Business Meeting, and Adrienne Bogg's presentation of Aesthetic transferware.

Minton's Folio Friday
Minton Folio

Folio Friday is an opportunity for ceramic enthusiasts to view some of the amazing artwork found within The Minton Archive’s folios. On the first Friday of every month their archive team selects a special piece of artwork from the Minton company catalogue’s Art & Design section and highlights it on this blog. Click and Enjoy!

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