Tea Leaf

This body style is used to describe the identical ladles that Wilkinson and his allied potters used with different body styles, including: Daisy 'n' Chain and Hawthorn.

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.

This body style is used to describe the identical ladles that Wedgwood used with different body styles, including: Simple Square - Wedgwood's Plain, Square Ridged Ribbed and possibly Chelsea. More research is needed to determine if Wedgwood made a Chelsea ladle.

Wedgwood's Simple Square demonstrates a simple style with a recessed base and straight, tapered sides. The sides of the covered dishes taper gradually to a flat base while pitcher sides flare to a low waist, then indent sharply to the base. Note that some bath pieces may have a round footprint.

A body style developed by Vodrey & Brother Pottery, Ursilla features a round footprint with scrolling embossing on the throats of pieces such as shaving mugs.

Although the potter for this body style is still a mystery, the impressed mark "Opaque China" and the design of the copper lustre Tea Leaf indicate it may be another product of Anthony Shaw & Sons.

The handles and the finial of this body style are shaped and decorated with lustre to resemble pieces of ribbon. The entire rim on the base of the covered vegetable also has this ribbon look.

This is a most desirable piece to grace any table.

Registered in 1886.

Palissy is a body style developed by Vodrey and Brother Pottery. It is a square shaped body style with elliptical finials and eared handles. The gold lustre Tea Leaf on this body style may seem almost to be on its side.

With very few specimens of this body style found, a soup tureen has provided the most details. It was potted in semi-porcelain. The name was derived from the corner embossing that resembles kingly trappings topped by a crown. Godden lists a Smith, Ford and Jones pottery in business for a short time prior to 1895. It is possible that the marking we know of as S. F. & J. refers to this pottery as the general characteristivs of this body style are consistent with this era.

The body style name is based on the only known piece that has been seen which is a cake stand.  The scalloped draping hangs from the edge of the stand.

A slight variation on some of our plain round and scallopped rim body styles, this design bears a perfectly smooth rim and a segmented or ribbed side.