Naming Source:
Factory NamedPotter
John Edwards[view objects ]
Fenton, Staffordshire
Manufacturing Era(s):
1880sTreatment:
Copper Lustre, Copper Lustre with added Pink LustreFootprints/Shapes:
Oblong, SquareType(s) of Ware:
Bath, DinnerwareMotif(s):
Tea LeafDescription:
Storybook dolphins grace the handles and finials of this basic square style with fluted corners. Why Mr. Edwards chose the name "Victory Shape" is not known. This style is one of the most collectible of the animal-feature shapes so popular in the 1880s.
NOTE: The word "Victory" is found impressed separately from the Edwards plume backstamp. It does not include the word "shape". Registered 1884.