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Alfred Meakin - Bamboo - TL - Pitcher

Item: Pitcher/Jug
Potter: Alfred Meakin
Location: Tunstall, England
Manufacturing Era(s):
Origins: British
Type of Company: Potter
Collecting Category: Common
Type of Ware:
Body Style: Bamboo
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Finials: N/A
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Alfred Meakin - Bamboo - TL - Gravy Boat

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Item: Gravy Boat
Potter: Alfred Meakin
Location: Tunstall, England
Manufacturing Era(s):
Origins: British
Type of Company: Potter
Collecting Category: Common
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Body Style: Bamboo
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Finials: N/A
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Alfred Meakin - Bamboo - TL - Relish-Pickle

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Item: Relish/pickle
Potter: Alfred Meakin
Location: Tunstall, England
Manufacturing Era(s):
Origins: British
Type of Company: Potter
Collecting Category: Common
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Body Style: Bamboo
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Finials: N/A
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Blakeney Pottery - Bamboo - TL - Sauce Tureen Undertray

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Item: Undertray (sauce)
Potter: Blakeney Pottery Ltd
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Manufacturing Era(s):
Origins: British
Type of Company: Potter
Collecting Category: Common
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Body Style: Bamboo
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Grindley - Bamboo - TL - Vegetable Tureen

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Item: Vegetable tureen (covered - various sizes)
Potter: W.H. Grindley
Location: Tunstall, Staffordshire
Manufacturing Era(s):
Origins: British
Type of Company: Potter
Collecting Category: Common
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Body Style: Bamboo
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Mark: N/A

Anthony Shaw - Basketweave - TL - Relish - Pickle Dish

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Item: Relish/pickle
Potter: Anthony Shaw
Location: Tunstall and Burslem, England
Manufacturing Era(s):
Origins: British
Type of Company: Potter
Collecting Category: Mid-Level
Type of Ware:
Body Style: Basketweave
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Anthony Shaw - Basketweave - TL - Vegetable Tureen

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Item: Vegetable tureen (covered - various sizes)
Potter: Anthony Shaw
Location: Tunstall and Burslem, England
Manufacturing Era(s):
Origins: British
Type of Company: Potter
Collecting Category: Mid-Level
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Body Style: Basketweave
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Anthony Shaw - Basketweave - TL - Sugar Bowl

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Item: Sugar Bowl
Potter: Anthony Shaw
Location: Tunstall and Burslem, England
Manufacturing Era(s):
Origins: British
Type of Company: Potter
Collecting Category: Mid-Level
Type of Ware:
Body Style: Basketweave
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Anthony Shaw - Basketweave - TL - Pitcher

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Item: Pitcher/Jug
Potter: Anthony Shaw
Location: Tunstall and Burslem, England
Manufacturing Era(s):
Origins: British
Type of Company: Potter
Collecting Category: Mid-Level
Type of Ware:
Body Style: Basketweave
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Finials: N/A
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Body Style: Sunburst

Biography

Named for the finials, this late Wilkinson body style has bulbous sides and a nicely shaped base. Its simple lines and forthright design combined with the distinctive finials and handles that resemble sunbursts make it very appealing.

Naming Source: Club Named
Manufacturing Era: 1880s, 1890s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath, Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Oblong, Square

Potters:
Wilkinson

Motifs:
Tea Leaf