Naming Source:
Club NamedPotter
William Davenport[view objects ]
Longport, Staffordshire
Manufacturing Era(s):
1850sTreatment:
Copper LustreFootprints/Shapes:
Oval, RoundType(s) of Ware:
DinnerwareMotif(s):
Tea LeafDescription:
Hebe Shape children's pieces are tiny replicas of adult-sized dinnerware of the mid-nineteenth century. So named because of it's similarity to the adult-sized Hebe Shape of John Alcock, the detail of the lobed body shape and lavish use of copper lustre compliment the distinctive Davenport early Tea Leaf motif.
These pieces are extremely delicate and fragile which probably explains why so few examples are found in 21st century collections.
Registered in 1853 by John Alcock.