1840s

Body Style: Grape Octagon

Biography

One of the most popular of the early body styles, Grape Octagon has fluted octagonal panels and grape embossing at handle terminals and finials. Pitchers and teapots have distinctive B-shaped handles.  

Naming Source: Club Named
Manufacturing Era: 1840s, 1850s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath, Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Octagon (8-Sided), Round
Potters:
Broughham and Mayer
Clementson
Elsmore and Forster
Farrall
Freakley & Farrall
Furnival
Hughes
Livesley and Powell
Walley
Motifs:
Lustre Band
Pinwheel
Pomegranate
Pre-Tea Leaf
Teaberry
Thistle & Berry

Body Style: Gothic Cameo

Biography

The cameo heads distinguish Walley pieces from other Gothic examples. Davenport also produced a seldom found mitten-shaped relish or pickle specimen of the Gothic Cameo body style. The Davenport pickle is the same deign as other Gothic Cameo relishes.

The fluted shell design with the elaborate cameo handle is most attractive.

Registered in 1847.

Naming Source: Club Named
Manufacturing Era: 1840s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Octagon (8-Sided), Oval
Potters:
Alcock
Davenport
Davenport
Davenport
Edwards
Walley
Motifs:
Lustre Band
Tea Leaf

Body Style: Beehive

Biography

This predecessor of Tea Leaf ware is tastefully decorated with several pomegranite motifs interspersed with leaves and sprigs, all in lustrous copper. The classical form is typical of this period.

Naming Source: Club Named
Manufacturing Era: 1840s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Round
Potters:
Unknown
Motifs:
Pomegranate

Body Style: Cockscomb Handle

Biography

The fancy cockscomb handle and high pedestal base make this an outstanding example of the body style sometimes called "Lantern." Usually found in mulberry or flow blue, they also made lines with Teaberry or copper lustre bands. It is attributed to Jacob Furnival.

Naming Source: Club Named
Manufacturing Era: 1840s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Hexagon (6-Sided)
Potters:
Furnival
Motifs:
Lustre Band
Teaberry

Potter: George Scott

Biography

George and Rachel Scott emigrated to Cincinnati from Staffordshire England where both of their families had a long association with ironstone potteries.  Their factory was a converted tavern and sat on the land now occupied by the Cincinnati ball park.  The pottery was very successful making much undecorated white ware and some decorated with the Tea Leaf motif.  George Scott was a very successful potter and his products were widely distributed.  After his death, his daughter, Sarah, inherited the business and ran it with her husband who was also a potter by trade.

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Origins: American
Manufacturing Era: 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Dinnerware
Treatments: Gold Lustre
Body Styles:
Cable Shape
Circle and Dot
Unknown
Motifs:
Lustre Band
Tea Leaf

Potter: Joseph Clementson

Biography

1839-1864
See also: Clementson Bros.
Many of the body styles potted by J. Clementson were continued by Clementson Bros.

Location: Shelton, Hanley, Staffordshire
Origins: British
Manufacturing Era: 1840s, 1850s, 1860s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath, Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre, Copper Lustre with blue pinstripes and cobalt plumes, Copper Lustre with cobalt plumes, Copper Lustre with copper plumes, Gold Lustre, Polychrome with Copper Lustre
Body Styles:
Augusta Shape
Chinese Shape
Classic Gothic
Dallas Shape
Full Panelled Gothic
Grape Octagon
Hill Shape (Medallion Scroll)
Lafayette Shape
Lotus Bud
Nautilus
New York Shape
Panelled Grape
Plain Round
Prairie Shape
Ring Handled Round
Round Scallop
Motifs:
Botanical
Coral
Lustre Band
Seaweed
Teaberry
Other

Potter: Edward Walley

Biography

Edward Walley - 1845-1858
Also: Edward Walley & Son - 1858-1862

Location: Cobridge, Staffordshire
Origins: British
Manufacturing Era: 1840s, 1850s, 1860s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath, Dinnerware
Treatments: Green, Polychrome with Copper Lustre, Sunderland (Pink) Lustrerland Lustre
Body Styles:
Classic Gothic
DeSoto Shape
Full Panelled Gothic
Gothic Cameo
Grape Octagon
Niagara Shape
Wrapped Sydenham
Motifs:
Chelsea Grape
Lustre Band
Palissy
Pomegranate
Pre-Tea Leaf
Scallops
Scroll
Spokes
Star & Garter
Tea Leaf
Teaberry
Other

Potter: Patton

Biography

Patton & Co.

Location: N/A
Origins: British
Manufacturing Era: 1840s, 1850s
Type of Company: N/A
Type of Ware: Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre
Body Styles:
Wrapped Sydenham
Motifs:
N/A

Potter: T. J. & J. Mayer

Biography

Thomas, John and Joseph Mayer
1842-1855

Location: Longport, Burslem, Staffordshire
Origins: British
Manufacturing Era: 1840s, 1850s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre
Body Styles:
Prize Bloom
Motifs:
Lustre Band
Other

Potter: Jacob Furnival

Biography

1845-1870
Also Jacob Furnival & Co.

Location: Colbridge, Staffordshire
Origins: British
Manufacturing Era: 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath, Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre
Body Styles:
Berry Cluster
Classic Gothic
Cockscomb Handle
Full Panelled Gothic
Gothic Grape
Grand Loop
Grape Octagon
Hidden Motif
Loop & Line
Panelled Grape
Primary
Quartered Rose
Scalloped Rim
Unknown
Walled Octagon
Wheat
Motifs:
Blackberry
Botanical
Chelsea Grape
Cinquefoil
Coral
Ivy
Lustre Band
Pinwheel
Teaberry
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