Crewel

Naming Source:

Club Named

Potter

Alfred Meakin
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Tunstall, England

Manufacturing Era(s):

1880s, 1890s

Treatment:

Copper Lustre

Footprints/Shapes:

Oval

Type(s) of Ware:

Bath, Dinnerware

Motif(s):

Tea Leaf

Description:

Embossed designs on the lower section of holloware pieces resemble fine crewel embroidery. The oval bodies are divided into four somewhat bulbous sections. Handles are attached at the widest portion of the body and appear to be out of proportion with the overall size, a trademark of the late Victorian period.

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embroidery like embossing on base