WHITE IRONSTONE NOTES

VOL. 12 No. 2 FALL 2005

CHINESE SHAPE PROFILE

The first white ironstone china marked Chinese shape was registered Boote, (Cameo Gothic & Alternate Panels) also potted Chinese Shape. by Anthony Shaw on April 7, 1856. Luster-decorated pieces are used The marks of Joseph Clementson, Bridgwood & Son, S. B. & Co or to illustrate the various pieces of Chinese shape that could not be found Sharpe Bros. & Co., have all been found on Chinese Shape. However in white. (See pg 13) It is evident that Shaw’s Chinese shape was most no patent registry mark has been found on their pieces. It is possible that often made with copper luster. Almost three years later on December 8, the modeler was an independent designer that licensed the shape to all 1858, T&R Boote registered two versions of Chinese shape – one is of them, which could account for the slight variations in the design each marked Chinese and the second Grenade shape. (Grenade shape is potter produced. Five potters included the name Chinese shape within almost identical to the round Chinese pieces). Why T&R Boote did two their impressed marks. Chinese shape is an appropriate name since its versions is puzzling. Perhaps it was a marketing device. Since a patent form is derived from early Chinese ceramics. The earliest of which only protected a design for three years, T&R Boote may have copied was Blanc de Chine – (the first all white embossed and glazed ceramic the Shaw design when the three-year registry ended. John Alcock and made in 5th century China). (Continued on page 5) later, Henry Alcock & Co., who had shared some shapes with T&R Pg. 2 Vol. 12, No. 2 INDEX did not include blackberries. We then looked at Pg. 4 Chinese Shape the Forget Me Not illustrations in the Pitcher WICA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Book (page 44) and the Teapot Book (page 43) Tom Moreland, President Pg. 12 Grenade Shape John Yunginger, Vice President Pg. 14 Show & Tell and there were Blackberries at the handle ter- Cindy Barber, Secretary Pg. 15 About Blackberries & Hops minals, thumb rests and even a Blackberry Anne Miller, Treasurer Pg. 16 Convention 2006 finial. Jean suspects that there wasn’t enough Dale Abrams Pg. 18 Spare Parts room or reason for blackberries on the smaller Ted Brockey Pg. 18 Collectors’ Showcase pieces. So we have to examine all the Ernie Dieringer Challinor, Forget Me Not pieces looking for Amy Earls FROM THE EDITORS’ DESK blackberries and rename them Blackberry & Elsie Freeman Finch Many of you are aware that Jean Blossoms. Or Blackberry aka Forget Me Not. Jean Gortzig Wetherbee’s Collector’s Guide is out of print. David Klein WICA purchased the copyright from Jean and LETTERS Olga Moreland we have reprinted the book. Antique Trader, Harry Moseley who was the original publisher, had thrown CREDIT TO WHERE CREDIT IS DUE: Even Honorary Lifetime Member out the plates because they were no longer though I accepted Janice Stork's invitation to Jean Wetherbee going to print more. Luckily, Jean had 95% of organize two tables for the Vignettes Display the photos and we were able to copy each at the convention, it was only possible by the page, scan and insert the photos which has contribution of the ideas and objects of a The WHITE IRONSTONE CHINA ASSOCI- group of people for the following two tables: ATION, INC. is a not-for-profit corporation given us a good quality reproduction. It also gave us the opportunity to lighten and enhance CHRISTMAS EVE DESSERT and LIFE IS whose purpose is to further our knowledge and UNCERTAIN, HAVE DESSERT FIRST. This enjoyment of white ironstone china. WHITE some of the photos. The problem that many of us had with the spine breaking down was latter title shows the wit of Ellen Hill. The IRONSTONE NOTES © is the official solved by spiral binding it. This allows the woven antique red table cloth with matching newsletter of the corporation. Photographs napkins was Liz Gurley's beautiful contribu- submitted by members become the property of book to lie flat when you are researching something. We have seen the book go on eBay tion. WICA, Inc. and no article, photograph or The following people helped organize the drawing may be reproduced without the for $70. You can have a new copy for $29.95 plus shipping, from the WICA Shoppe. It is two displays: Janet Allers (my right hand), express permission of WICA, Inc. Joan Bugnon, Heather Diamond, Ellen Hill, WHITE IRONSTONE NOTES is published still the best book on white ironstone. Be sure to check out the WICA Shoppe Polly Gosselin, Bobbie Gould, Liz Gurley, and edited by Ernie and Bev Dieringer with Sylvia Smith, Janice Stork and myself. associate editor, Harriet Denton. Drawings offerings and order form at the back of this newsletter. There are new items and some What was called a "Full Ribbed" syrup (not and photos are by Ernie and Bev Dieringer part of a dessert table) is a "Britannia" claret unless otherwise noted. Please send all news things that would make great gifts. We called Jean Wetherbee to see how she and that is why the sherry size antique glasses notes, articles, photos, suggestions, questions were displayed around it. Please notice that it and listings for advertising or the Spare Parts was doing in her new location. She moved to West Virginia to be near her children who have is almost the size of the chocolate pot and and Whole Pieces column to: about twice the size of a syrup. WICA, relocated there. Her new address is Heintz House Apt.#9, The individual Christmas signs for each Box 536 piece of ironstone on both tables were done by Redding Ridge, CT 06876. Union West Virginia, 24983 - Phone (304) 772 5592 She would welcome letters or phone the talented Heather Diamond. 203-938-3740 Thanks to all who helped make this activity e-mail [email protected]. calls. Jean said that she recently found a pitcher by a success! WICA web page: Bertica Vasseur, NH www.whiteironstonechina.com Challinor with what looked like Forget Me Nots. (See below) A name which years ago ************************************* The incorrect attributions in the newsletter ADVERTISING RATES she gave to a relish dish by Challinor, that had little Forget Me Not-like flowers and foliage were our fault. We didn’t take notes and were Advertisements will be accepted in order of later unable to read the print in the photos that receipt from WICA members and, space and no berries. On closer scrutiny the pitcher had blackberries at the thumb rest and the han- were taken of the event. We are sorry that allowing, from non-members. Rates (subject Bertica was unhappy but glad that she was to change): $10 per column inch (7 lines). dle terminals along with the flowers. She real- ized that she misnamed the relish because it able to give the correct credit to all those who Non-members, $20 per column inch. worked so hard. Payment in full by check made out to WICA Carol Fleischman has consented to chair the must accompany each ad. Send to newsletter exhibition for the convention in Pittsburgh. address. Below, she asks for your help PUBLISHING DEADLINES are Nov. 15 ************************************* for Winter, Feb. 15 for Spring, May 15 for I need help finding patterns of Jacob Summer, Aug. 15 for Fall. Furnival. If any member has some JF pieces and would like to share them with the club, Members can list white ironstone Parts & please contact me. I’m interested in those who Pieces Wanted and For Sale without charge in can bring pieces to the convention in the Spare Parts column of each issue. Pittsburgh next year, or pictures of pieces from members that can not attend. APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP Carol Fleischman - 815-723-0904 or e-mail Send $30 for one or two individuals at the [email protected] same address with check made payable to ************************************* WICA, to: Diane Dorman, Membership Here are the names of some of J.F.’s shapes: Committee, PO Box 855, Fairport, NY Walled Octagon, Grape Octagon, round 14450-0855. Scallop, Quartered Rose, Berry Cluster, Grand Loop and Loop & Line, Paneled Please send all ADDRESS CHANGES Grape, J.F.’s Dover Shape, LOV With to the Fairport, NY address. Thumbprint, Pomegranate, Hidden Motif. Membership year is June 1st to May 31st. Vol. 12, No. 2 Pg. 3 PRESIDENT’S LETTER WICA NEWSLETTER INDEX Olga and I, as co-chairs of Convention NEXT ISSUES Potomac Shape will be profiled by Cindy 2006, are now heavily engaged in plan- Jane Diemer has just completed Barber in the winter issue. As always, we ning the convention, with heightened indexing Volume 7 through 10. A welcome photos from your collections. appreciation of the efforts of our prede- Herculean task if ever there was one. More information on the convention, cessor chairs. It is posted on the Members Only sec- raffle items, and tickets. We think we have the makings of an tion of the WICA web site along with exciting convention lined up: see the Harriet Denton’s Index of Volume 1 Preview on pages 16-17 in this issue of through 6. You may print out a copy Notes. We are especially grateful to Carol from there or we will send a copy for CALENDAR Fleischman and Mary Ann Ullman for free if you request it. SEPTEMBER 10, 2005 agreeing to organize the two major Both the web and mailing address AREA 4 REGIONAL exhibits at the convention, on JF pieces are on the facing page. Joliet, Illinois, Carol & Frank Fleischman and high relief jugs. Please extend to All members are welcome. them your ironstone pieces, and/or your [email protected] help as a volunteer (see the Preview for WICA REGIONAL AREA 7 SEPTEMBER 10, 2005 their contact information). SEPTEMBER 10, 2005 AREA 7 REGIONAL Full details on the convention will be in Karen Zindel’s - Windfall Farm West Chester, PA, Karen Zindel the December Notes, which will have the 950 Sconnelltown Road [email protected] registration form as well. But if you are West Chester, PA 19382 planning to come, for planning purposes NOVEMBER 5, 2005 610-692-4991 WICA Board Meeting we would love to get a brief email so [email protected] Wyndham Hotel, Pittsburgh, PA advising (and be sure to tell us any way Please RSVP by phone or e-mail. we can make the convention even more To help cover the cost of lunch, MAY 5-7, 2006 WICA CONVENTION enjoyable for you). please send $15.00 per person attend- Wyndham Hotel, Pittsburgh, PA We are trying one new idea this year for ing. the auction: “auction wish lists.” If you If the weather is as pleasant as it was are planning to attend the convention, last year, we will be able to sit outside, send us a wish list of those items or types so please dress accordingly. WICA SHOPPE BOOKS of items you would like to see in the auc- Anyone who would like to bring their ironstone to sell, please let me know if you WHITE IRONSTONE: A tion. We will use those wish lists – with- need tables so that I can arrange to have COLLECTOR’S GUIDE out any identifying personal information enough. If you can bring your own, that Jean Wetherbee, $29.95 – to tell potential consignors what items would be appreciated. WHITE IRONSTONE CHINA, PLATE seem to be of most interest. Our hope, IDENTIFICATION GUIDE 1840-1890 Ernie & Bev Dieringer, $25.95 obviously, is to stimulate the consignment WHITE IRONSTONE TEAPOTS of items that will elicit lively bidding at Ernie & Bev Dieringer, $25.00 the auction. So please do send your wish WHITE IRONSTONE PITCHERS list, whether it be long or short, specific or Ernie & Bev Dieringer, $30.00 general, so we can deputize our con- LIDS OF MANY SHAPES FOR: RELIEF-MOLDED JUGS BOOK Volume II signors to try to find items that match Teapots Soaps Sauces Sugars Butters Covered Tureens Kathy Hughes, $29.00 your fondest desires. Send your wish list HANDBOOK OF BRITISH POTTERY to [email protected] (or by SHAPES OF MANY PLATES & PORCELAIN MARKS mail to Olga and Tom Moreland, 167 E. Washington Scalloped Decagon Geoffrey Godden, $22.99 82nd Street, Apt. 4B, New York, NY 12-Sided Gothic Pearson’s #5 Shape Single back issues of Ivy Wreath Bordered Hyacinth WHITE IRONSTONE NOTES 10028). are available to members only at $7.50 On a more somber note, a memorial Prairie Shape Wheat & Ceres (all makers) Meadow Bouquet Double Groove each. Volume 1 has 3 issues. Volumes 2 service was held at the Cornell University Berry Cluster Mocho through 10 have 4 issues each. campus on July 10 for Herbert Finch, hus- Memnon Victor & Victory Packing & Shipping Charges band of WICA director Elsie Freeman Baltic 10-Sided Gothic Virginia Scrolled Bubble Up to $25.00 $4.99 Finch. Herb, who passed away in the $25.01-$50.00 $5.99 Spring after a long and courageous battle Flower Sprig Atlantic Shape Hidden Motif Mayer’s Classic Gothic $50.01-$75.00 $8.99 with cancer, was a delightful, gentle, eru- Western Loop & Line $75.01-$100.00 $10.00 dite and wise man. He will be sorely Lily of the Valley Boote’s 1851 Paneled Grape ‘Plain’ Make check payable to WICA, Inc. and missed. The Dieringers, the Morelands, send to: and Carl and Jean Gortzig, personal Call me for maker, size, condition, and price. Dave & Karen Klein friends of Herb for some 30 years, attend- 717-642-8886 1513 Perry St. ed the memorial service. Missed me? Leave your number and your Davenport, IA 52803 Tom Moreland call will be returned. 563-323-4965 Janet - Knorrwood - Con [email protected] Pg. 4 Vol. 12, No. 2 CHINESE SHAPE

Shaw plate Alcock plate Boote or Clementson plate 10 panels. 16 panels. 16 panels.

Anthony Shaw potty lid. Collectors call John Alcock potty lid with split pod finial. T. & R. Boote vegetable lid with the this a rosebud finial, however, the small The tri-foil leaves and the finial with a same botanical motifs as Alcock’s. bud under it and the leaves, are not like split pod, have never been botanically those of roses. identified. Some collectors call this finial a pomegranate. Vol. 12, No. 2 Pg. 5

(Continued from page 1) It was made of a simple round or oval body and also an unmarked child’s teapot with a pear finial, that have plain shape that was enriched with beautifully sculpted natural botanical round bodies – with the familiar Chinese motifs on handles and pour forms at the handles and finials. The handles were often branches and spouts. (See Pg. 9) leaves while finials were fruits, nuts, and flowers. A design idea that A distinguishing motif on Shaw’s Chinese Shape is the embossed hor- was used by white ironstone potters on many of their shapes but was izontal line on the lower body of the tea and chamber sets. The vertical especially well done on Chinese Shape whose finials are split pods, embossed lines that describe panels on the dinner set can be found on pears or rose buds with foliage surrounding the attached area. (See Pg. Shaw, T&R Boote, and Clementson. Some made tureens in round or 4) The handles of the teapots and pitchers are fashioned of stems and oval shape - with and without panels. (See Pg. 10) There are three dif- leaves and have the Chinese Shape motif of four graduated berries at ferent ladles one has berries on the handle with leaves at the end – the top of the arch – helping to form a thumb rest. Tri-foil leaves were another has a long leaf (like on the pitcher handle) with berries at the often used at the terminals with three berries tucked in. Pour spouts are end and is commonly found with the Boote and Alcock shape tureens – often embossed with foliage. (See Pg. 8) Unlike the plain rounded or and the third is Shaw’s which has a blossom at the end with a short leaf oval forms of the dinner set, most of the tea and chamber sets change on the handle. The blossom matches one on the tureen undertray. (See dramatically by adding slightly concave panels (creating a primary below & Pg. 7) T&R Boote registered Granade Shape the same day as octagon body style) that end in a scalloped rim. (See tea pot and sugar Chinese and it has some of the Chinese motifs. Perhaps the first ladle on the cover) Some collectors believe that the botanical handles and with the unusual berry placement is Granade Shape. It is not marked. finials look even better on the octagon shape than on the plain round As we finished organizing the pieces of Chinese Shape, we realized bodies. Anthony Shaw took the paneled shape one step further by how many pieces are missing in white. Check our research of the adding the Sydenham shield motif within the inverted panels. Jean details and potter’s marks and please look through your collections for Wetherbee named it Chinese Sydenham. Few pieces have been found missing pieces. (See teapot Pg. 9) There is a later version of a teapot by Henry Alcock Ernie Dieringer

This platter and baker are both marked Chinese Shape, T. & R. Boote. The platter has 14 panels and the baker has 18.

Above left is the Shaw’s Chinese ladle with a close up view of the flower motif. The ladle on the right with the graduated berries at the terminal is found with most other Chinese pieces including T. & R. Boote and Alcock. (Gosselin/Vasseur photos & Collection) Bottom left ladle with unusual berry placement on the handle, potter unknown. Pg. 6 Vol. 12, No. 2 CHINESE SHAPE PITCHERS

All Chinese Shape pitchers have eight slightly inverted panels. the style is used on both chamber and tea set pieces by all potters who each add their own subtle changes to the form.

Two views of a T. & R. Boote ewer which show the small, simple foot as well as the extraordinary scalloped rim that, by cutting it low at the handle, makes the lip appear to reach higher. It is engineered with very good balance for pouring liquid.

Alcock ewer and details which show the grand leaf under the lip. Alcock repeats the same short pedestal foot on the ewer as he used on the paneled teapot. (See Pg. 8) Alcock used this Shape for both Chinese and Two views of a Shaw ewer again showing the horizontal embossed Paris Shapes. A matching pitcher and bowl could not line at the hip of Shaw’s hollow pieces. Notice how the three potters be found. (Moreland coll.) on this page have varied the scalloped rims. Vol. 12, No. 2 Pg. 7

This mug by Alcock was sold with Shaw’s Chinese Shape mug. This Maddock & Son potted this Chinese Shape both Paris Shape and Chinese Shape shape has been found in many sizes mug. A Chinese Shape mug by T. & R. chamber sets. with Tea Leaf decoration. Boote has not been found.

Janet Knorr’s rare mustard pot, although unmarked except for a small “cc”, shows Shaw Chinese motifs. (Horizontal line at hip, and berries on the handle)

T. & R. Boote underplate marked Chinese Shape, with a detail of the Grenade Shape motif. See page 10 for the matching Boote soup tureen.

Above: a Shaw’s Chinese relish dish.

Far left: Shaw’s Chinese table pitcher.

Center: Detail of a Shaw’s Chinese undertray. The flower blossom is also used on the ladle handle. (See Pg. 5) Pg. 8 Vol. 12, No. 2

Chinese teapot by Alcock, is similar to Boote’s T. & R. Boote teapot and sugar with rosebud finial and “C” shape handles Grenade Shape. (Pg. 12) The finial is a split pod made of foliage and berries. See page 9 for sugar handles of different form which some collectors call a pomegranate. Note by other potters. the foliage at upper handle terminal is simplified. (Gosselin photo & coll.)

J. Alcock sugar bowl and teapot marked Paris Shape. The teapot has also been Anthony Shaw did this earliest version of Chinese found with an impressed Chinese Shape mark. (See pg. 33 in the Teapot Book) Shape. It is distinguished by the horizontal embossed Alcock added this attractive pedestal foot on their paneled body. (See round ver- dividing line at the hip. sion above left) Also see Vol. 11, No 3, page 7 for the update on Paris Shape. Vol. 12, No. 2 Pg. 9 Chinese Shape variations and other potters of this Shape.

Children’s cup & saucer marked T. & R. Boote, Plain round adult-size teapot with pear finial Child’s teapot with plain round Chinese Shape, on the saucer. The rest of the set is and regular Chinese pour spout and handle. body and pear finial. out there, send us photos. Unmarked, unknown. (Lippert photo & coll.)

Chinese Sydenham teapot by A. Shaw. The only piece we This creamer and sugar bowl are impressed with the potter’s could find in this shape. Check your collections. mark of S. Bridgwood & Son. Note, the sugar handles are mount- (Vasseur photo & coll.) ed horizontally.

Two views of an Unmarked sugar bowl which have a different finial, and the handles are scrolled tabs (A third version). Possibly made by Sharpe Bros & Co. See finial on teapot Chinese Shape marked Sharp Brothers & Co. at right. These handles are also found on Anthony Shaw’s tureens. (See Pg. 13) Some pieces marked S.B. & Co. Pg. 10 Vol. 12, No. 2

Boote’s vegetable tureen with panel lines on the base and edge of the lid. (Dooley photo & coll.)

Tureen marked T. & R. Boote, and handle detail. The tray is a platter. See page 7 for detail photo of the correct undertray.

Oval, tall-pedestal toddy or syllabub marked Round toddy or syllabub with no panels and John Alcock. short pedestal foot. Probably John Alcock.

Above left: Large round stew tureen by John Alcock, 10 1/2” diameter with original ladle. Dieringer coll.)

Above right: Alcock Chinese soup tureen. (Weintz photo & coll.) Vol. 12, No. 2 Pg. 11

Above: Boote’s Chinese potty. (Moreland coll.)

Above left: Boote’s toothbrush box. (Gosselin/Vasseur coll.)

Examples of chamber set pieces by Boote and Alcock are rare. The soap dish, master waste jar and basin have been elusive. See pages 5 and 6 for the mug and large pitchers.

Shaw covered soap dish. (Abrams photo & coll.)

Shaw potted this compote and sold it with the Chinese Shape pieces. Also found in two sizes, 9” and 11” dia., marked, T. & R. Boote, Bridgwood & Clarke, Edward E. Clarke, and probably oth- ers. It had been identified as Many Paneled Gothic. Shaw’s Chinese footbath. Note the embossed horizontal line at the hip. (Lowe photo & coll.) Pg. 12 Vol. 12, No. 2 GRENADE SHAPE

Grenade Shape by T. & R. Boote was registered on the same date as Boote’s Chinese Shape, December 8, 1858, which may account for the similarities. All the pieces on this page have an impressed mark of Grenade Shape. This Shape has no scalloped rims. These were the only examples of the tea, dinner and chamber sets found. Check your collections and send us pictures.

Left: teapot marked Grenade Shape by T. & R. Boote.

Right: The three-bud motif (or are they fruits?) is frequently found on Grenade Shape. It is found on so many relish dishes, that for years we thought scalloped-shaped relish dish- es with the leaves and hanging buds/fruits were a generic shape used by all potters for a pickle dish.

Below Right: Covered toddy bowl. (Allers coll.)

Oval vegetable tureen by T. & R. Boote has a split pod finial and no embossed panels. Vol. 12, No. 2 Pg. 13 Shaw’s Chinese Shape Shaw’s Chinese Shape was more often than not decorated with Copper Lustre Tea Leaf. Pieces like the gravy boat, Jardinaire, butter dish, toddy bowl and others might otherwise not have been identified as Chinese Shape. These pieces are in Dale Abrams collection. (Abrams photos) (Dale Abrams and Gale Frederick published a Tea Leaf Research Paper on Shaw’s Chinese Shape which is on the web site: www.tealeafclub.com. Click on Educational and scroll down to the article.

The toddy or syllabub at the left has inverted panels while the soup and sauce tureens have flat panels made by embossed lines.

The bowl of the Shaw’s Chinese ladle has lined panels. See page 5, lower left for a complete ladle.

Note that all cups have inverted panels to match the tea set and Shaw’s Chinese mugs in graduated sizes. Many chamber sets toddy bowls. The cups are similar to Portland Shape but have were sold in three sizes. These mugs came in five sizes. berries on top of the ring handles. Pg. 14 Vol. 12, No. 2 SHOW AND TELL

Page 46 in the Teapot Book says that the Turner Goddard teapot is the same as Ceres but has no cable. Janet Knorr has the proof that the T & G (1867-1874) version is almost identical including cable. Elsmore & Forster (1855-1871)

This Taylor & Davis mark found on a cake stand, does not appear in any of our books on marks. Does anyone know about these potters?

Jeff Dickeson of Ohio, found this mark on a plain white plate. Alfred Meakin, Successors to Turner Goddard & Co. Meakin took over around 1874 and con- tinued in business until 1913.

Paul & Deb Lower of Pennsylvania, sent two views of this piece which had them puzzled. Our best guess is that it’s an oil lamp for a bathroom. Tallow (animal fat) or oil was placed in the body of the lamp and a wick was placed in the hole. The top part looks like a soap dish. Has anyone seen this kind of item?

Janet Knorr found this magnificent distributor’s mark on a batter jug. We have no idea what M. F. Co. was, but D. E. McNicol, was in business 1892-1928.

Barbara Alexander of Maryland, wants to know if anyone has other pieces in this T. & R. Boote pattern and if there is a name or dia- mond registry? Very often, Boote printed the name of the shape in the ribbon of the mark. Vol. 12, No. 2 Pg. 15 Janet Knorr was checking over two ewers at her Gettysburg, PA Shop, a Potomac and a Wheat & Hops. She began to wonder about ABOUT BLACKBERRIES several things, being from generations of farmers, including if the hop was really a blackberry, similar to the Potomac Shape. We AND HOPS turned for an answer to Carl Gortzig, who knows a thing or two about plants. ***************************************************** I have carefully checked and confirmed the leaf and fruit/cone forms of black raspberries and hop. Potomac shape contains black- berries in the design and Wheat and Hops shape contains hop in its design. There are two botanical characteristics which clinch the argument: > blackberry fruits contain an erect or flaring calyx, i.e. the leafy bract at the base of the stem where the fruit is attached Calyx erect to the stem. The hop of commerce is the European Hop and the fruit has a very flat caylx which looks very much like just another but sometimes usually larger bract on the "cone"; > each blackberry leaf contains 3 very separate leaflets each (3-foliolate). Hop contains a usually 3-lobed leaf (sometimes as many as 5 or 7 lobes) but the lobes are united into one entire leaf and are not separate one from the other as in black raspberry. 3 leaflets I have carefully examined all of the Wheat and Hops and Potomac pieces in our collection -- 10 or so -- and find that the fruit shown on the former is definitely of the hop plant as are the leaves, and that the fruit and leaves on Potomac are definitely blackberries based on the characteristics of the calyxes and the foliage as described above. As for blackberries being the alternate host for wheat rust, I think your correspondent is mistaking blackberry for the common barberry (Berberis vulgaris) which indeed is the alternate host of this most destructive disease. The fungus that causes the rust requires in relative proximity (can be a great distance given that the vector for its distribution is the wind!) the presence of both the barberry and the wheat plants. The phase of the disease that develops on barberry produces spores (seed-like critters) that are carried by the wind to the wheat fields where infection of the crop occurs. Once the wheat phase of the rust's life cycle is complete, a different type of spore is produced on the wheat and carried by the wind and infects barberry and thus the merry business of alternate hosting proceeds. Common barberry always has been rogued from hedge rows and fields by farmers where wheat is grown, indeed, it is unlawful to plant this species in a number of states. I have never heard of any of the many species of brambles (raspberries, blackberries, etc.) serving as alternate host for any disease and certainly not the wheat rust disease. I can find no reference to such a disease in the literature in my library. On the other hand this disease rela- tionship is common knowledge among farmers and agricul- turists and is regularly identified in a precautionary manner Calyx flat in most botanical literature descriptions of common barber- ry. Your correspondent is correct that both raspberry species and common barberry plants themselves are distributed by seeds from berries of these species that pass through the digestive tracts of birds and other animals and are distributed far and wide in their droppings. A non-botanical aspect that tends to support the above identification is that wheat and hop are important ingredients in beer. In the 1800's when ironstone shapes were designed, 1 leaf that is beer was a very common household beverage often brewed 3-lobed at home and considered appropriate as an everyday beverage as was cider, indeed even kids were served both sweet and hard cider! It seems therefore that potters of that era might well associate the two species in designing a shape. Carl Gortzig Pg. 16 Vol. 12, No. 2 Convention 2006 Preview, May 5-7, 2006: Save the Dates Jugs and JF: Ironstone and the Steel City

WICA’s 12th Annual Convention will be held May 5 through 7, 2006, at the Wyndham Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Co-chairs Olga and Tom Moreland are arranging an exciting program, highlighted below.

FULL DETAILS ON THE CONVENTION, AND THE REGISTRATION FORM, WILL BE IN THE DECEMBER ISSUE OF NOTES.

Hotel

The beautiful and spacious Wyndham Hotel is Tour located near the Pittsburgh International Friday’s activities will begin with a tour of the Hall China Airport. Room rates will be a reasonable $84. Company in East Liverpool, Ohio, providing an up close look at the manufacture of china by this company, in busi- The hotel’s food is excellent, and chicken will ness since 1903, which made Red Cliff China in the 50s be served no more than once! and 60s. For a partial preview, visit this website: www.ohioriverpottery.com/pagesthree/halltour.html. Lunch will be served at a popular local banquet hall, fol- lowed by a visit to the Museum of Ceramics in East Liverpool. Our guide at the Museum will be Sarah SPECIAL NOTE: AUCTION WISH LISTS Vodrey, Historic Site Manager. Her ancestors have been producing ceramics in the East Liverpool area since 1827. If you would like to see certain pieces, patterns, etc., in For an introduction to the Museum, visit its website: the convention auction, let us know your wants and we www.themuseumofceramics.org. will do our best to stimulate consignments that match your desires. Send your auction wish lists, which can include requests both general (“Memnon” or “teapots,” for example) and specific (“reticulated Prize Bloom foot- bath”), to Tom Moreland at [email protected]. A master wish list of just the requests (with no attribution of names) will be provided to potential consignors.

Featured Speaker

Our principal speaker on Saturday will be Kathy Hughes, author of two renowned books on relief molded jugs. Kathy’s pio- neering research, much performed while she lived in England for 14 years, included personal review of the original design reg- istrations at the Kew patent office. For a visual treat, visit Kathy’s dealer website: www.tudorhouse.com. Vol. 12, No. 2 Pg. 17

Two Major Exhibits

High relief white ironstone jugs: Most of the jugs in Kathy Hughes’ books are not white ironstone, but we know that our mem- bers own many high relief white ironstone jugs, both English and American. Mary Ann Ullman is organizing a members’ exhibit of these white ironstone high relief jugs. Please be in touch with Mary Ann if you have jugs that you can bring to Pittsburgh for the exhibit or pho- tographs you can email, or if you would like to volunteer to help with the exhibit. Mary Ann can be reached by phone (610-431-2511) or email ([email protected] – note this is a new email address, superseding the one in the WICA membership directory).

JF: That international man of mystery, Jacob Furnival, manufactured a wide variety of high qual- ity white ironstone from 1845 through 1870. Carol Fleischman is organizing a members’ exhibit of JF pieces, which aims to gather in one place, for the first time, the full range of JF’s white ironstone output. Please contact Carol if you have JF pieces that you could lend to the exhibit, or to volunteer to help Carol with the exhibit. Carol can be reached by telephone (815- 723-0904) or by email ([email protected]).

Note: We will have visual presentations in connection with both of these exhibits. So let Mary Ann or Carol, respectively, know if you are able to email pictures of jugs or unusual JF pieces even if you or the pieces cannot physically make it to the convention.

Illustrated here are two examples of high relief jugs and four wonderful shapes by J.F.

Pittsburgh Other Events

A great city to visit, and much to do outside of the convention (consult: There will, of course, be our usual fun: www.pittsburgh-cvb.org). See the confluence of the Allegheny and tops and bottoms/flea market sales, show Monongahela Rivers (forming the Ohio River!), from the majestic overlook & tell, the WICA Shoppe, the raffle, the high atop Mount Washington, one of the “10 most beautiful views in America” Saturday evening auction, the Sunday (USA Weekend). Visit the famous Carnegie Art and Natural History Museums. morning sale, and the ever popular annual Tour the new Heinz Regional History Museum, which covers such subjects as business meeting. In addition, one or two the Pittsburgh glass and steel industries, and, yes, the Heinz 57 Varieties (not other presentations are in the planning counting Teresa). Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater is within reach. Some stages. Further details in the December good antiquing as well, including in Canonsburg, the “city of antiques,” locat- Notes. ed 20 minutes south of the hotel. Pg. 18 Vol. 12, No. 2

SPARE PARTS AND WHOLE PIECES Matchmaker, Matchmaker... We all the convention and when I got home I SYDENHAM sauce tureen underplate. have them. You were at an antique show found that it did not fit the teapot (too Marcia Waldemar, 310-320-4615 and ran across a perfect piece of iron- large) but did fit the coffee pot that need------stone, at a very low price, but alas no lid. ed a lid! So, I was pleasantly surprised. I The collector in all of us says "I'll find a love the Spare Parts section and always FOR SALE lid." So we have the eternal search for can’t wait for the Tops and Bottoms event GRAPE OCTAGON 9” footed tureen, lid size tops, bottoms and pieces. This note is to at the conventions. How can anyone pass is 7 1/4”, Livesley Powell & Co. $75. SYDENHAM footed oval 11 1/2” tureen. Lid confirm that these dreams can come true up a great cover, underplate or base? I needed is 6 3/4” by 9 1/4” $110. by using the Spare Parts wanted portion don’t have it in me to leave one behind -- WALLED OCTAGON 12” tureen. Lid need- of the newsletter. I just made my third maybe it’s the Yankee in me! ed is 8 1/4”, attributed to J.F. $95. marriage by using this free service. This Ed Rigoulot I will either buy your lid or sell you the bot- time it was the the undrtray for a Grand ********************************* tom. Call me! Janet Knorr Loop sauce tureen that I needed, and I 717-642-8886 received a call from another member and WANTED Best times are 8:00 am or 9:00 pm EDT voila! Complete after over 15 years of CHINESE SHAPE by T. & R. Boote sauce ------looking, what a great feeling. tureen underplate. (See article inside for iden- FUCHSIA soup tureen undertray, FUCHSIA So go downstairs and put together a list tification) washbowl, NEW YORK SHAPE washbowl, Bertica Vasseur, 603-899-2886 or e-mail elm- EDWARD’S LOV and PRESIDENT veg- of parts you want and submit it to Bev so etable bases, BRITANNIA and WEDGWOOD more marriages can occur. Rick [email protected] ------HYACINTH vegetable covers, Red-Cliff Nielsen FULL RIBBED creamer and sugar bowl lid, GOTHIC tall pedestal compote, BALTI- ********************************* RIBBED BUD and PRESIDENT sugar lids, MORE teapot & cover, W. E. Corn small but- We asked several members if they had CERES, BOOTE’S 1851, and WHEAT & ter dish cover. made any matches from this column. HOPS teapot lids. BOOTE’S 1851 gravy Call or email your wants, we might just have Here’s another answer. tureen lid, SYDENHAM oval gravy tureen what you are looking for...ask our happy mem- ********************************* base. bers! Ed Rigoulot, 817-354-4644, The last match I had was with the winter Ed Rigoulot, 817-354-4644 or e-mail [email protected] issue when we were looking for a Ceres [email protected] ------teapot cover. We picked up the cover at ------

COLLECTORS’ SHOWCASE

Betty Annable ownes this pair of dogs. She researched the mark and found it in ‘East Liverpool, Ohio Pottery District by Gates & Ormerod. They are by the Potters Cooperative Co., East Liverpool, Ohio, c. 1882-1895. The East Liverpool Museum also has a pair. The dogs measure 11” high and the base is 8” by 5 1/4”. Don’t go antique shopping without these great tools!

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