Potter
Ruth Sayer
Location
Morton, Illinois
Origins
American
Manufacturing Era
20th Century Modern
Treatment(s)
Copper Lustre
Type(s) of Ware
Bath
Dinnerware
Novelty
Body Style(s)
Motif
Tea Leaf
Teaberry
Description
In the 1980's former Tea Leaf Club, International member, Ruth Sayer began decorating odd pieces of ironstone made by different potters with copper lustre and theTea Leaf motif. The original pieces were not marked but eventually she began identifying pieces with marks on the underside. Marks include her initials "RS" or a Tea Leaf or an RS with a Tea Leaf design. Later Ruth and her husband also made their own decorated pieces.