Body Style

Fig Union (Union Shape)

Naming Source:

Factory Named

Potter

Henry & William Davenport
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Longport, Staffordshire

Manufacturing Era(s):

1850s

Treatment:

Copper Lustre

Footprints/Shapes:

Oval

Type(s) of Ware:

Dinnerware

Motif(s):

Lustre Band

Description:

Davenport named this shape Union Shape but ironstone collectors fondly called it Fig. Sometimes found with extensive copper lustre covering the handles, rims, foot and fig motif, it can be a very showy piece! About 1856.

side embossing