Lustre Band

Crescent arches embossed near the top rims of holloware and flatware pieces identify this body style. It is usually found with only banding but examples with teaberry motif are known. The impressed oval mark verifies that the potter's name for this body style is Augusta Shape. Many pieces are found simply marked "J. Clementson, Sheldon." 

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 earliest body styles to be decorated with copper lustre motifs, Classic Gothic is characterized by its octagonal shape. Pitchers and teapots have bracket handles, while sugar and vegetable dishes have spiraled ear handles.

Classic Gothic can be distinguidhed from its cousin, Full Panelled Gothic, by the eight panels which extend downward to a deep indentation just above the base.

One of the most popular of the early body styles, Grape Octagon has fluted octagonal panels and grape embossing at handle terminals and finials. Pitchers and teapots have distinctive B-shaped handles.  

Golden Scroll is a basic square shape with rounded ends. It features embossed scrolling at the lower corners. In some pieces, this scrolling is emphasized with gold lustre outlines.

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 Lily-of-the-Valley designs cover the body surface forming a frame for the Tea Leaf motifs. This is undoubtedly one of Shaw's most beloved styles. Some accessory pieces, especially parts of chamber sets, are found with copper lustre bands but no motifs.

Anthony Shaw made this variation of the usually octagonal Gothic body style. The adult sugar bowl has a shaped base and eared handles. Some pieces have a very stylized tea leaf. The children's teapot has a large ringed handle and the child's creamer has a familiar C-shaped handle. The child's sugar bowl has eared handles like the adult version.

Pieces may be 12 sided or less, and varies, but always panelled or sided as you would expect for this body style!

This square body style is found in two versions: one is slightly bulbous while the other is quite flared. Both styles are characterized by leonine facial features in a medallion at handle corners and in the arch finial.

Pieces feature delicately embossed designs reflecting the influence of mid-eastern cultures. It was potted during the period of the British rule in Northern Africa, perhaps to celebrate the expansion of the British Empire.