20th Century

Body Style: Simple Square

Biography

This category includes compotes, rectangular platters and side dishes, square nappies and butter pats. They were made by many of the late period potters in a simple form without added embelishment. Thus, they could be used with any of the myraid of dinner services in vogue.

Naming Source: Club Named
Manufacturing Era: 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 20th Century
Type of Company: N/A
Type of Ware: Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre, Gold Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Rectangular, Square
Potters:
N/A
Motifs:
Tea Leaf

Body Style: Phoenix

Biography

The body is smooth and free of embossing.  The base is very round.  The neck is ruffled.

 

Naming Source: Factory Named
Manufacturing Era: 1890s, 20th Century
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath
Treatments: Copper Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Round
Potters:
Unknown
Motifs:
Tea Plum

Body Style: Ribbed Collar

Biography

The body style is identified by the ribbing around its neck. Pieces have a round waist, modified bracket handles and ribbed neck embossing.

Naming Source: Club Named
Manufacturing Era: 20th Century
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath
Treatments: Gold Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Round

Body Style: Fiddlehead

Biography

This body style name was derived from the embossing on the top of the finial and on the top edge of the handles that resembles a fiddle head. Additional embossing resembling fiddlehead fern leaves appears on the curve of the handle and at the handle terminals.

Naming Source: Club Named
Manufacturing Era: 20th Century
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Dinnerware
Treatments: Gold Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Round
Motifs:
Moss Rose

Body Style: Nouveau

Biography

This body style features arched panels with spade-like decorations at the base of each panel. It's reminiscent of the designs in the art nouveau period - hence the name. To date, only a bath ewer has been found.

Naming Source: Club Named
Manufacturing Era: 20th Century
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath
Treatments: Copper Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Round
Potters:
Meakin
Motifs:
Tea Leaf

Body Style: American Coronet

Biography

The body style is identified by the fancy crown-like finial. The medallion in the middle of the finial also appears in the middle of the handles. Holloware pieces have large bracket handles.

Naming Source: Club Named
Manufacturing Era: 20th Century
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath
Treatments: Gold Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Round
Potters:
Mayer
Motifs:
Moss Rose

Body Style: Old Dominion

Biography

Ths body style was a late comer to the Tea Leaf family. The squared shape is typical of the English Arts and Crafts movement of the early 20th century.

Naming Source: Club Named
Manufacturing Era: 20th Century
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Rectangular
Potters:
Maddock
Motifs:
Tea Leaf

Body Style: Iowa

Biography

This body style was identified by a printed mark.

A smooth body with tapered base and vertically ribbed neck. The piece has large ear-shaped handles.

Naming Source: Factory Named
Manufacturing Era: 1880s, 1890s, 20th Century
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath
Treatments: Gold Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Round

Body Style: Ionic

Biography

The Ionic body style features deep ribbing or grooves on the top part of the accessory pieces while the bottom half of these pieces are quite bulbous. The moss rose motiff with gold lustre were applied. 

Naming Source: Factory Named
Manufacturing Era: 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 20th Century
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath
Treatments: Gold Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Round