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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!

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Dear TCC Members,

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News & Features

Feature Video
Scott Alves Barton

lecturer: Scott Alves Barton, Faculty Fellow in Race and Resilience at Notre Dame

Dishy News
TRANFERWARE EGG HOOP OR EGG RING

I thought this small item, 1.75 inches high, was a napkin ring. I did some research and discovered that it is called an egg hoop or egg ring.

Feature Articles
February Feature Articles

#13 - Yes – Transfer-Printed Tiles are in the Database by Connie Rogers

1820s Pearlware Filled-in Transfers; Patterns and Attributions by Pete Christmas
A research paper supported by TCC Grant funding

Lecture Series
A Staffordshire View of Philadelphia

This video of Pat Halfpenny's recent lecture is now available to members for viewing and reviewing.

Feature Books
Feature  Books February

The Blue China Book by Ada Walker Camehl

Blue and White Transferware 1780-1830 by A. W. Coysh

Pattern of the Month
Rabbitware

Rabbitware, an uncommon transferware genre, was produced around the turn of the 20th century (some patterns possibly earlier) for the American market (as exemplified by eBay offerings only from American sellers, and a printed mark indicating Smith Patterson Company, a Boston importer).

Feature Grant Recipient
Gallatown & Fife Potteries, Kirkcaldy, Scotland; History and Wares

2023 Paul and Gladys Richards Foundation Research Grant Program Recipient. 

George Haggarty, UK (2023)
Study Title: “Gallatown & Fife Potteries, Kirkcaldy, Scotland; History and Wares” Download PDF

All grant applications must be received by May 4 of the year the request is made. Learn more.

Photo of the Month
Rabbitware!

This image is of a search result in Google Images for Rabbitware. Yes, these are transfer-printed (with a lot of added color), although a few of the items do not belong. See the parallel posting of the Pattern of the Month for more information.

IN MEMORIAM
Colin Knight

We remember with fondness Colin Knight, who with his wife, Patricia, formed a formidable ceramic collecting team. Born in England in 1934, Colin was always proud of his British heritage. He experienced the horrors of World War II in Ceylon when the house they lived in was bombed by the Japanese. Read more.

Puzzle of the Month
Arctic Scenery Platter Puzzle

This platter shows one of at least thirteen scenes found in this series, representing episodes in the travels of Sir Edward William Parry around the northern part of Canada in 1819-1820. Many of the scenes are copied from illustrations in Parry's "Journal of a Voyage to discover a North-west Passage," published in 1821.

Classifieds
Sampson Bridgwood and Son of Longton, Staffordshire

This porcelain cup and saucer was made by Sampson Bridgwood and Son of Longton, Staffordshire. It is decorated with the pattern, printed in puce, Faith, Hope & Charity, the three well known Biblical virtues from 1 Corinthians 13. Read more.

Minton's Folio Friday
SD 1705/MS1896

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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