Oblong

Body Style: Fancy Pie Crust

Biography

This body style by Chelsea China Company sports elyptical finials, a stepped lid and uplifted handles. The gold-lustre Tea Leaf has no bud but may have extra stem extensions.

Naming Source: Club Named
Manufacturing Era: 1880s, 1890s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Dinnerware
Treatments: Gold Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Oblong, Square
Potters:
Chelsea China
Motifs:
Tea Leaf

Body Style: Cattail

Biography

To date, only bath pieces have been found in Cattail. It features an oblong body style adorned with cattail like lines eminating from the handle terminals. 

Naming Source: Club Named
Manufacturing Era: 1890s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath
Treatments: Copper Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Oblong, Round
Potters:
Shaw
Motifs:
Tea Leaf

Body Style: Victory Shape (Dolphin)

Biography

Storybook dolphins grace the handles and finials of this basic square style with fluted corners. Why Mr. Edwards chose the name "Victory Shape" is not known. This style is one of the most collectible of the animal-feature shapes so popular in the 1880s.

NOTE: The word "Victory" is found impressed separately from the Edwards plume backstamp. It does not include the word "shape". Registered 1884.

Naming Source: Factory Named
Manufacturing Era: 1880s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath, Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre, Copper Lustre with added Pink Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Oblong, Square
Potters:
Edwards
Motifs:
Tea Leaf