Body Style

Fig Cousin

Naming Source:

Club Named

Potter

William Davenport
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Longport, Staffordshire

Thomas Hughes
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Burslem and Longport, Staffordshire

Manufacturing Era(s):

1850s

Treatment:

Copper Lustre with added Pink Lustre

Footprints/Shapes:

Oval, Round

Type(s) of Ware:

Bath, Dinnerware

Motif(s):

Tea Leaf

Description:

The addition of pink lustre makes this basic fig-leaved blank a very elaborate and showy body style. Note that the pink lustre detail even extends to the lids of children's pieces. Fig Cousin is one of the most prized of Tea Leaf body styles.

embossing under handle

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