Simple Square - Pagoda | Tea Leaf Identification Guide and Handbook

Naming Source:

Club Named

Potter

Henry Burgess
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Burslem, Staffordshire

J & E Mayer
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Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

Sebring Pottery
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East Liverpool, Ohio

Steubenville Pottery
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East Liverpool, Ohio

Manufacturing Era(s):

1880s, 1890s, 20th Century

Treatment:

Copper Lustre, Gold Lustre

Footprints/Shapes:

Oblong, Square

Type(s) of Ware:

Bath, Dinnerware

Motif(s):

Botanical
Tea Leaf
Tea Plum

Description:

This simple square body style flares gently outward to the low waist, then is abruptly indented to the recessed base. It is named for the oriental flavor of the arch finials and handles. The Steubenville Pottery version is often decorated with a Tea Plum also called the Tea Leaf lollypop.