Oval

The addition of pink lustre makes this basic fig-leaved blank a very elaborate and showy body style. Note that the pink lustre detail even extends to the lids of children's pieces. Fig Cousin is one of the most prized of Tea Leaf body styles.

An elegantly paneled style with leaf embossing at the handle terminals and surrounding the rosebud finial. Chinese Shape is found decorated with Tea Leaf or Teaberry motifs; even with gold lustre motifs on lighter weight bodies. Some examples by Anthony Shaw actually are in lustre band only and may be either panelled or smooth.  Red Cliff copied the lines and the distinctive Shaw tea leaf in their mid-20th century reproduction line.

This Sydenham-related body style was potted by several makers, each adding their own individual touch by varying the finials. Livesley and Powell used a cone-shaped knob; Elsmore & Foster used an acorn on top of the child's pieces, and a nut finial on their adult pieces. Children's sets by Elsmore & Foster sport Morning Glory or Tpbacco Leaf motifs. Registered in 1855.

A rare body style with copper lustre and Teaberry motif. There is grape embossing surrounding the finial of tureens and unusual spiral handles on handled pieces. Livesley and Powell produced this ware in the 1850's but Clementson may have produced their version later.

Crystal is a very plain bulbous style potted by two famous producers of Tea Leaf ironstone. The only difference in the teapots is the rim style. Clementson used a flanged simple rim while Elsmore & Forster scalloped their flanged rim. Elsmore & Forster uses a heavily lustred knob finial.

One of the most popular and available bulbous body styles, it is said to have been potted to commemorate the laying of the Trans-Atlantic cable.

Fluted corners on an otherwise plain surface characterize this beautiful body style. Fancy finials and handles provide added embellishment to an otherwise simple form. When comparing the different manufacturers you will notice the following:

Alfred Meakin - Has a skewered finial and oval, round or oblong footprints. Butter pats do not have any noticeable ridging but are scalloped and can be confused with Simple Pear although the latter is always marked Alfred Meakin LTD.

The cameo heads distinguish Walley pieces from other Gothic examples. Davenport also produced a seldom found mitten-shaped relish or pickle specimen of the Gothic Cameo body style. The Davenport pickle is the same deign as other Gothic Cameo relishes.

The fluted shell design with the elaborate cameo handle is most attractive.

Registered in 1847.

Embossed bands on holloware pieces resemble blanket hemstitching or piecrust rims, features sure to have appealed to the Victorian housewife.

The Aurora body style by Wick China Company is often marked with a circular mark that says Aurora China and has a "T" a "W" and a "C" overlayed in the middle. This body style has an oval footprint and flares out slightly from the neck of serving pieces to a mid-level waist, then tapers down to the scalloped base. It has verticle lines that divide the front and back into three sections. Heavy embossed scrolls accent these indented lines as well as the rims.