WHITE IRONSTONE NOTES

VOL. 16 No. 1 SUMMER 2009

CONVENTION COVERAGE BOWLS & WASTE JARS

In this issue you will find an article reviewing the Exhibit and power set. The smallest sugar bowl is from the child’s tea set. point talk on Sugar Bowls from the Chautauqua Convention. Above are Very few of the huge waste jars have been found and only three were three Full Rib pieces by Pankhurst from the superb Sugar Bowl Display. used in the sugar bowl display. So we thought it would be appropriate to The huge waste jar illustrates how many of the potters used the same show those we have in WICA’s archives in this issue. (See page 16) sugar bowl form when making the grand sized waste jar of the chamber (Moreland photo) Page 2 Vol. 16.1 INDEX Tom is responsible for our becoming a non-profit 501c3 corporation. Also retir - WICA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Pg. 4 Sugar Bowls Harry Moseley, President Pg. 12 Show and Tell ing is Olga Moreland who served as secre - Bob Hohl,Vice President Pg. 16 Waste Jars tary early on and has been responsible for Karen Zindel, Secretary Pg. 18 Spare Parts drafting the Protocols for all the WICA Craig Mattice, Treasurer Pg. 18 Collector’s Showcase committees. Olga and Tom have co- Dale Abrams chaired a few conventions and have been Ted Brockey FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK keynote speakers at two. We are grateful to Bev Dieringer There are so many things to cover in this them for the enormous amount of time Carol Fleischman issue. they have spent on WICA business and for Jean Gortzig There were two fabulous displays at this the endless research they have contributed David Klein Convention. One on ladles, beautifully to the newsletter. Cindy Barber was un - Jim Miller presented by Jean Atkinson, and one on able to continue as Secretary and Denise Boyd Payne sugar bowls wonderfully organized by Andre who was responsible for our orga - Helen Tudor Carol Fleischman and Janice Stork, “Ac - nization’s publicity is taking a sabbatical. Honorary Lifetime Member cording to Jean Wetherbee.” We thank all these people for their volun - Jean Wetherbee We were all treated to accompanying teered service to WICA. power point presentations of Ladles by We want to welcome and thank these in - coming Board Members: Jim Miller, The WHITE IRONSTONE CHINA ASSOCI - Olga and Tom Moreland and later, of Sugar Bowls by Ellen Hill. Both lectures Boyd Payne, Helen Tudor, and Karen Zin - ATION, INC. is a not-for-profit corporation del. See the box in the upper left corner of whose purpose is to further our knowledge included original research that was not available anywhere else. this page for the complete list of Board and enjoyment of white ironstone china. members. WHITE IRONSTONE NOTES  is the offi - A Silent Auction, coordinated by Dave cial newsletter of the corporation. Photo - Klein was held at the convention for the graphs submitted by members become the first time this year and was a great success. property of WICA, Inc. and no article, photo - All the items were donated and the bids graph or drawing may be reproduced without were generous, so all the money raised the express permission of WICA, Inc. went directly to WICA. WHITE IRONSTONE NOTES is published To our total surprise, Elsie Freeman and edited by Ernie and Bev Dieringer with Finch presented us with the Jean Wether - associate editor, Jim Kerr. Drawings and pho - bee Honors Award at the Saturday night tos are by Ernie and Bev Dieringer unless oth - Banquet. This award means a lot to both erwise noted. Please send all news notes, of us because Jean is our hero. She spent articles, photos, suggestions, questions and years looking for and researching white listings for advertising or for the Spare Parts ironstone without the help of a computer and Whole Pieces column to: or a camera. She used her warm charm WICA, c/o Dieringer Olga Moreland and pencil and paper to make drawings of 718 Redding Road the shapes she found. We have it pretty Redding, CT 06896. easy in comparison. 203-938-3740 We just want to mention that the cover - age of sugar bowls in this newsletter is not At the convention we asked our members e-mail [email protected]. to help us with a project. Part of our WICA web page: in the same order as the display, nor are www.whiteironstonechina.com

ADVERTISING RATES Advertisements will be accepted in order of receipt from WICA members and, space al - lowing, from non-members. Rates (subject to change): $10 per column inch (7 lines). Non- members, $20 per column inch. Payment in full by check made out to WICA must ac - company each ad. Send to newsletter address. PUBLISHING DEADLINES are Nov. 15 for Winter, Feb. 15 for Spring, May 15 for archives of photos are on CDs and just Summer, Aug. 15 for Fall. files from the camera. They have only Ellen Hill numbers to identify them which makes Members can list white ironstone Parts & them useless to us because we can’t search Pieces Wanted and For Sale without charge in for a particular Shape. The computer the Spare Parts column of each issue. necessarily the same sugar bowls as in the display. We were just not prepared to wouldn’t know. Members would go record the material that was so perfectly through the disk and identify any shapes APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP that they could and leave the rest for the or ADDRESS CHANGES presented. Because we want to give as much space next volunteer. We were delighted with Send $30 for one or two individuals at the the response. So many of you were inter - same address with check made payable to as possible to these displays, we are cov - ering as many sugar bowls as we can in ested in doing it. Unfortunately, the first WICA, Inc. to: WICA two disks we gave out were unopenable. c/o Suzanne Nielsen this issue and will cover the ladles in the Fall issue. We don’t know why but until we can figure PO Box 6052 it out, the project is on hold. Chesterfield, MO 63006-6052 This year we have seen one of the largest changes to our Board of Directors. It starts e-mail : [email protected] LETTERS Membership year is June 1 st to May 31 st. with the retirement of our longtime Presi - dent, Tom Moreland. Among many things, Just purchased this 1890’s teapot. It is 9 Vol. 16.1 Page 3 inches tall. Talk about a plain teapot – this ate interest and bring in young blood. Reg - is it. The bottom of the ( matching ) mug ular memberships continue to be $30.00 has 9 sides with indentions around the side per year (for one household), but a three- NEXT ISSUES – hard to see in the picture. The handle and year membership is now available for thumb rest are exactly the same as the $90.00. Of particular interest is the cre - A survey of the soup and sauce tureen teapot (Rhine shape) I sent you a picture ation of two research membership cate - ladles that were exhibited at the 2009 of last week. The mug ( and teapot ) is by gories. A one-year research membership Convention. J & G Meakin – Hanley – England. (for one household) is $80.00 and a three- A small profile on Peas with Pods Boyd Payne year research membership is $240.00. The shapes suggested by Marcia Walde - ********************************* $50.00 per year increment over the cost of mar. Boyd, we identified your teapot as Rhine regular membership is deemed a contribu - shape because of the four-petal flower tion to WICA to be credited to its Educa - tion Fund. In each edition of WIN I hope to high - light issues of importance being dealt with by your board and officers. Finally, I encourage each of you to at - tend our annual conventions and regional CALENDAR meetings. They are informative, a way to meet kindred spirits, and great fun. We will REGIONAL SEPTEMBER 12, 2009 announce the location of the 2010 conven - Hosted by Sue & Roland Bergner in tion and the dates of regional meetings as Harrisburg, PA plans are finalized. 717-545-2614 - [email protected] Have a wonderful summer and happy hunting for that “white stuff”! REGIONAL SEPTEMBER 26, 2009 Regards, Hosted by Jim & Mara Kerr in Harry M. Howes Cave, NY 518-296-8052 [email protected]

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WHITE IRONSTONE: A COLLECTOR’S GUIDE Jean Wetherbee, $30.00 motif on the finial and at the top of the WHITE IRONSTONE CHINA, PLATE handle. There are several pitchers we IDENTIFICATION GUIDE 1840-1890 identified as Rhine (See page 63 of the Ernie & Bev Dieringer, $25.95 Pitcher Book) but your pieces don’t have WHITE IRONSTONE TEAPOTS the scrolled ribbon motif. WICA SHOPPE IS OFFERING Ernie & Bev Dieringer, $25.00 The mug is intriguing because it has an A GREAT BARGAIN! WHITE IRONSTONE PITCHERS odd number of sides. This is the only time WHITE IRONSTONE PITCHERS II we have seen this on an ironstone piece. Ernie & Bev Dieringer, $30.00 each ********************************* Two notebooks of all the previous RELIEF-MOLDED JUGS BOOK WHITE IRONSTONE NOTES. This Volume II President’s Letter includes the 10th Anniversary binder Kathy Hughes, $29.00 with newsletter volumes 1 to 10, and a Single back issues of Hello fellow WICA members. It is a second binder with tabs to accommodate WHITE IRONSTONE NOTES pleasure to write my first letter to you. I are available to members only at $7.50 each. appreciate your electing me President and volumes 11 to 20. Volume 1 has 3 issues. Volumes 2 through promise that I will do my best. $145.00 15 have 4 issues each. Many issues face us in these times and Order from address at right. membership recruitment and retention Packing & Shipping Charges must be at the top of the list. I ask each of Up to $25.00 $4.99 you to help spread the word and let people $25.01-$50.00 $5.99 know what a great club we have. White $50.01-$75.00 $8.99 Ironstone Notes is, without a doubt, the $75.01-$100.00 $10.00 finest newsletter produced by any special interest club. This alone is worth the cost Make check payable to WICA, Inc. and send of membership. to: I call to your attention the creation of Dave & Karen Klein some new membership categories. An as - 1513 Perry St. sociate membership is now available for Davenport, IA 52803 relatives of WICA members under the age 563-514-7116 of 18. For $5.00 it is a great way to gener - [email protected] Page 4 Vol. 16.1 SUGAR BOWLS and SUGAR POTS

Ellen Hill gave a very enlightening power point talk on sugar Three of the beverages popular during the 1800s were tea, coffee bowls at the convention. She said that before sugar, was and chocolate - all somewhat bitter, they were all logical candi - the only major sweetener available in Europe; and went on with dates for sweetening. Sweetened tea became so normal that many a paraphrase "a bowl by any other name could hold a sweet." small children died of malnutrition because they were getting all Some of the other names for bowl are POT, BASIN, BOX, BAS - their energy from sugar which has no vitamins or minerals. What KET, SUCRIER, BARREL and DISH. She continued with a is the social impact of sugar today? Sugar is the most used food short , which originated in the South Pacific and additive today -- sweetened cereal, , soft drinks, breads, Asia and later spread to India, Spain and North Africa. Due to snacks, cakes, pies, cookies -- the list is endless! Almost all pre - the climate needs of sugar cane it was tried out successfully in pared foods contain ; the result is obesity and early South and Central America and the Caribbean Islands, and also on-set type 2 diabetes. was grown in the southern United States. Sugar in the 1800s was processed/compressed into the form of Growing sugar cane was the main cause of slavery in North a conical "loaf". (see photo) The cone and South America. The social impact of slavery is still a major or loaf was broken into chunks or problem today. In England, the source of our white ironstone, lumps by iron sugar nips and put in sugar started out as a luxury and vast profits were made both by large sugar bowls. The use of the sugar nips may account for the chips often found on the inner edge of the sugar bowls. The bowls were large -- almost as large as the teapot itself -- to accom - modate the sugar chunks. Pieces of sugar were lifted from the sugar bowls using sugar tongs -- "would you like one lump or two?" Most sugar was also brown -- only the very wealthy had the extra refinement of sugar processed with whitening agents. This , is re - sponsible for the staining of the sugar bowl base if the bowl was crazed. The lid or top usually remained white as it didn't come in contact with the sugar. In the 1890s and early 1900s sugar pro - cessing evolved and granulated sugar became available. The re - sult? Smaller sugar bowls. the sugar importers and the government through taxes; sugar was In this issue we are showing as many shapes as we have space sometimes called "white gold"! It later became quite cheap and for. There were many more in the great convention display. was within the reach of the middle and working class people.

Grape Octagon adult and child-size . This shape was reg. Fluted Pearl by John Wedgewood, reg. June 11, 1851 by Ralph Scragg (a modeler) and sold the right October 8, 1847. to use the shape to over 18 companies. Vol. 16.1 Page 5

Six-Panel Vertical by S. Alcock & Co. Cockscomb by JF. Also found marked Elsmore & Classic Gothic sugar marked Ridgway, Note, there are no handles. Forster, Podmore Walker & T. Walker, c. 1840. c. 1840s.

12-Panel Gothic by Ve Boxy Decagon by John Alcock, c 1850s. Alternate Ribs by George Wooliscroft reg - nables Mann & Co., reg. October 5, 1853. Also Rare shape, the only other piece found so far istered October 29, 1855. by Mellor Venables & Co. is the teapot.

Mobile Shape by G. Bowers, J. Heath, W. Inverted Diamond by T. J. & J. Mayer, Eagle/Diamond Thumbprint by Gelson Adams, and Podmore Walker. Reg. by Ralph c. 1840s. Also by T. Wollen. Bros., reg. April 14, 1866. Scragg (modeler) April 18, 1856. Page 6 Vol. 16.1

Elaborate Six-Panel Trumpet by J. W. Tuscan Shape by John Edwards, reg. Prize Puritan by TJ&J Mayer, reg. Pankhurst, c. 1850s. July 18, 1853. September 21, 1851.

Sydenham Shape by T. & R. Boote, reg. Boote’s 1851 shape by T. & R. Boote, reg. Pearl Sydenham by J. & G. Meakin, September 3, 1853 and June 21, 1854. July 21, 1851 and October 10, 1851. c. 1850s.

Berlin Swirl by Mayer & Elliot, reg. Union Shape by T. & R. Boote, reg. Scallop Decagon/Cambridge Shape by Daven - December 18, 1856. August 22, 1856. port, reg. September 27, 1852. Vol. 16.1 Page 7

Prairie Shape by J.Clementson, reg. Prairie Flowers by Livesley Powell & Scotia Shape by F. Jones & Co. Also July 19, 1861. Co., October 29, 1869. known as Poppy Shape by J. & C. Wile - man, c. 1860s.

Looks like Trent but it’s Pomegranate Fig/Union Shape by J. Wedgwood and Prairie Flower Shape by T. & R. Boote, shape by JF, c. 1855 Instead of a double Davenport, reg. November 27, 1856. reg. August 30, 1862. loop it only has one.

Framed Leaf by J. W. Pankhurst, c. 1850s. Chinese Shape by T. & R. Boote, reg. Huron Shape by Adams, reg. May 31, December 8 and 11, 1858. 1858. Page 8 Vol. 16.1

Two Paneled Columbia Shape sugars in different sizes and finials. Columbia Shape Washington Shape by John Meir & was registered by G. W. Read (modeler), October 29, 1855. This shape was made by Son, reg. November 3, 1863. at least eleven potters with slight differences in finials, handles and shape names.

Budded Vine by Meakin & Co. Stamped Morning Glory Shape aka Halleck Shape by Elsmore & Forster 1869. in two sizes, c. 1860s.

Athenia Shape by W. Adams & Son, reg. Potomac Shape by W. Baker & Co., reg. Victor Shape by F. Jones & Co., reg. January 3, 1866. October 23, 1862. September 9, 1868. Vol. 16.1 Page 9

Elsmore & Forster potted two versions of the Ceres Shape body style with and without a pedestal foot. Reg. November 2, 1859. Napier Shape by Bridgwood & Son, c. 1860s.

Vintage Shape by E. & C. Challinor, c. Balanced Vine by Clementson Bros., reg. Tiny Oak & Acorn by J. W. Pankhurst, 1865. June 11, 1867. c. 1860s.

Bluette by Hope & Carter, reg. March 25, Hyacinth by Wedgwood & Co., c. 1865. Also Lily of the Valley by James Edwards, 1870. Holland & Greene registered a Hyacinth shape reg. February 27, 1851. as Gem Shape on July 28, 1864. Page 10 Vol. 16.1

Portland Shape by Elsmore & Forster, c. 1860s. Olympic Shape by Elsmore & Forster, reg. Nile Shape by Geo. L Ashworth & Bros. November 10, 1864. in 1866.

Two versions of a Hill Shape sugar bowl? Or is the shorter one a candy bowl? Canada Shape by Clementson Bros., reg. Reg.October 19, 1860. November 14, 1876.

Left: Bow Knot by Meakin. Right: Bow Knot by J. Clementson. Both c. 1860s. Sevres Shape by John Edwards, 1853- 1860. Vol. 16.1 Page 11

Registered Centennial Shape aka Ribbed Basketweave unmarked small sugar bowl, Square Wheat aka Four Square Wheat Grape, by W.& E. Corn, November 3, 1874. c. 1880s. by W. & E. Corn, c. 1880s.

Seashore by W. & E.Corn, reg. 1885. The Lorne Shape by Thomas Furnival & Ribbed Fern by A. J. Wilkinson, c. 1880s. Sons, April 20, 1878. Also by J. & G. Meakin aka Square Ridged with Fern.

Medallion Sprig by Powell & Bishop, Sunflower by Alfred Meakin, c. 1880s. Clover by Cockson & Seddon. Originally c. 1880. reg. June 21, 1881 by Birks Bros. & Son who were bought out by Cockson & Seddon. Page 12 Vol. 16.1 SHOW AND TELL

A rare Winterberry child’s tea set was proudly shown by Carol Fleischman. Jean Wetherbee says that Winterberry shape is very had to find, so a child’s set is really rare. It was potted by Ed - Boyd Payne found a relish with the name “Seine” embossed ward Clarke after 1865. on the back along with the mark of John Edwards. Although we would bet there was a lot of this Shape sent to the U.S., the only other piece we have seen is a pitcher on page 63 of the Pitcher Book.

The Armbrusters brought a few wonderful pieces. The rare hand dish has oak leaves and acorns at the wrist. All others have what appear to be grape leaves. Adele is holding a high relief jug with roses, thistles and shamrocks. Symbols of the British Em - pire. Richard showed a stack of three Elsmore and Forster Ceres compotes in graduated sizes! Vol. 16.1 Page 13 SHOW AND TELL

Shelly Micali brought two beautifully proportioned plain pails or waste buckets. The one on the left has an insert at the top which funnels liquid to the bottom without splashing. It is missing its wire or rattan handle. The one on the right has its original wire handle.

A new to us, plate shape with a simple wide raised band. Janet Knorr found eight of them, all marked E. Challinor. The mark has an eagle holding a banner with E Pluribus Unim, and Pearl Ironstone China below. Janet says she enjoys using these great soup plates.

Bob and Bonne Hohl brought an unusual cake stand with carved leaves on the rim and on the foot of a paneled hexagonal stand. They also brought a covered cheese dish with a wonderful open blos - som finial. We are trying to identify it botanically. Page 14 Vol. 16.1 SHOW AND TELL

Dave Klein gave us an opportunity to get the only photo we have of a Nodding Bud sugar bowl. It was potted by James Edwards and registered December 2, 1851. The importer, E.A. & S.R. Filley of St. Louis Mo., wanted their mark to be more prominent so J. Edwards is very shal - Harry Moseley showed us a Wheat jug lowly embossed. by E. Walley, impressed Ceres on the bottom. Registered April 26, 1851.

Carol Hovey found a stack of unmarked six-sided oyster plates.

Ernie Dieringer found a rare white ironstone soup tureen by T. J. & J. Mayer named Rose Bud by the Flow Blue collectors. This shape was made both by the Mayers and J. & G.Alcock and it is rarely found in white. The Morelands discovered a vegetable tureen in their collection. The only two pieces of this shape known so far. Vol. 16.1 Page 15 SHOW AND TELL

A rare flask in the shape of a dog was Rick Nielsen’s discovery. Janice Stork had this sugar bowl for There was no mark on years and was surprised to discover it. We remembered one when she looked at its mark that it was just like it in the Dan James Edwards and not Anthony Shaw. Overmayer collection. It looked like Shaw’s Pear but on closer It is amazing and very inspection, she realized it could only be reassuring that two of Split Pod shape. She also found the these have survived. matching teapot.

Mary Ann Ulmann brought this unusual- shaped pot which has the spout tightly attached against the side. Some collectors thought it may have been a chocolate pot. Jean Wether - bee called it an ale pitcher in her book. The one shown was potted by J. & G Meakin.

Tom Moreland showed a Dover shape sauce tureen marked Adams not JF. It has the same thin mellon stem as on the JF version. The Morelands also brought a pair of Nautilus spoon warmers they had recently found. Page 1 6 Vol. 16.1 WASTE JARS

Classic Gothic, potter unknown. Lion’s Head handles, potter and date Classic Gothic by J.F., 17” high. unknown. (Lancaster coll.)

Alcock’s Barouque Fancy by J. & G. Ceres Shape by Elsmore & Forster, reg. Lily of the Valley by James Edwards, Alcock. (Klein coll.) November 2, 1859. (Zindel coll.) reg. February 27, 1861.

Blackberry with Rose, potter unknown. Moss Rose by J. & G. Meakin, c. 1865. Sevres Shape by John Edwards. Vol. 16.1 Page 17 A sampling of some of the glorious waste jars we have come across in the past 15 years. Most are between 15 and 17 inches high with their lids. Filled with waste water, these vessels would be very heavy to lug around.

Fig/Union Shape by Davenport and also Columbia shape probably by J. Prize Bloom by T. J. & J. Mayer, reg. J. Wedgwood, November 14, 1856. Clementson. (Torgerson coll.) October 22, 1853.

Trent Shape by John Alcock, reg. June Fluted Pearl by John Wedge Wood, Maddock’s Pear by John Maddock. 7, 1855. (Klein coll.) reg. October 8, 1847. (Stork coll.)

Cable & Bar. There is a registry for Cable & Fern, unknown potter, c. 1880s. Victory aka Dolphin by John Edwards, Bar by J Maddock & Sons, February 23, 1875. c. 1884. Page 18 Vol. 16.1

PARTS WANTED Jill O’Hara, 610-973-7196 or e-mail 1. Booths- 1891-1912 Plain 15” $40. [email protected] 2. Burgess & Goddard plain 14” $40. BOW KNOT sauce tureen lid, ------3. Henry Alcock “Prunis Blossom” 17” $60. ADRIATIC SHAPE soup lid and liner, WRAPPED SYDENHAM octagonal sauce 4. Clementsons’ “Prairie” 14” $50. QUARTERED ROSE sugar bowl lid, tureen lid. 5. Elsmore & Forster (Imperial Parisian granite SAINT LOUIS SHAPE brush box lid, Bertica Vasseur, 603-899-2886 or e-mail mark) 13 1/2” $40. CHAINED RIBBED sauce tureen lid. [email protected] 6. Powell & Bishop plain 15” $40. Rick Nielsen, 314-997-7963 or e-mail ------7. Mercer Pottery (1868) Ribboned edge shape [email protected] Would like a creamer in: PORTLAND, resembles “Trent” or “Stafford” 14 1/2” $50. ------MORNING GLORY, VICTOR or ATHENIA. Janet Knorr, 717-642-8886 or 717-321-3353 MORNING GLORY by E&F teapot lid, Would like a teapot in: ADRIATIC, ARCHED [email protected] LILY OF THE VALLEY by Shaw creamer & WHEAT, PORTLAND or ATLANTIC. Would ------sugar, ST. LOUIS SHAPE creamer, like sauce tureens in: SCOTIA, MOBILE and SYDENHAM soup tureen liner, TRENT SHAPE by John Alcock creamer, PRIZE BLOOM. VINTAGE sauce and soup GRAPE OCTAGON soup tureen liner, PANELED GRAPE by JF sugar bowl, tureen lids, NEW YORK soup tureen lid. PANELED GRAPE sauce liner ORIENTAL SHAPE by Gross & Co. creamer, Bill Lancaster, 608-325-5724 or e-mail PRAIRIE FLOWERS sauce liner PRIZE PURITAN by TJ&J Mayer undertrays. [email protected] CERES sauce tureen liner we have 10” x 13 3/4” & 11” x 15”. We need ------CERES soup tureen complete with lid & Liner 12” x 16” with inside base size 6 7/8” x 5 3/8” SYDENHAM soup tureen complete with lid & Dave & Karen Klein, 563-514-7116 or e-mail PARTS FOR SALE liner. [email protected] CERES coffee pot with lid. ------BERLIN SWIRL teapot lid, soap box lid, & CERES teapot with lid. Need lids for: SYDENHAM oval veg base, teapot lid. Two ATLANTIC SHAPE platters. WINDING VINE aka VENITIA veg base, PRAIRIE sauce tureen tray. SYDENHAM compote CAMEO GOTHIC soup tureen base, CERES Bob Hohl, 610-775-2240 or e-mail Jill O’Hara, 610-973-7196 or e-mail veg base, GRAPE OCTAGON soup tureen [email protected] [email protected] base, SYDENHAM chamber pot, and any ------FIG/UNION parts. SOUP TUREEN LINERS:

COLLECTORS’ SHOWCASE

While searching through files on the computer, I came across pictures of a Plum Decagon sauce tureen that were taken at the home of Polly Gosselin and Bertica Vasseur in New Hamp - shire. This shape was made by J. & G. Meakin and we think it is partic - ularly elegant. The photo at right shows the plum motif on the han - dles of the under tray.