Naming Source:
Club NamedPotter
Thomas Elsmore[view objects ]
Tunstall, Staffordshire
Manufacturing Era(s):
1870s, 1880sTreatment:
Copper Lustre, Gold LustreFootprints/Shapes:
RoundType(s) of Ware:
Bath, DinnerwareMotif(s):
Tea LeafDescription:
Unlike his predecessors, Elsmore & Forster, Thomas Elsmore used the standard Tea Leaf motif on his wares. While it is usually found in creamy yellow shades of ironstone, there are known pieces in the traditional white color. The shape is essentially a very bulbous round with high domed lids on the lidded tea set pieces. The oriental flavor of the shape is reminiscent of the ginger-jars of ancient China.
