Potter
Fell and Thropp
Location
Trenton, New Jersey
Origins
American
Manufacturing Era
1870s
1880s
1890s
20th Century
Treatment(s)
Gold Lustre
Type(s) of Ware
Dinnerware
Body Style(s)
Motif
Tea Leaf
Description
Fell and Thropp Co. was founded by Samuel Thropp and J. Hart Brewer. The company was previously named Fell and Brewer. There is no mention of who might have been Mr. Fell. This was the first pottery in Trenton, New Jersey to produce whiteware.
The unusual large, spiky leafed Tea Leaf motif has been found on several other potters (such as John Moses of Glasgow Pottery). There were three decorating services in Trenton at this time, and these potteries may have all used them.