2011 Annual Meeting
Our Annual Meeting was a great success in historic Baltimore, Maryland on October 20th to 23rd. Read the report.
Pattern of the Month
Pattern of the Month"Tiger"
Children's patterns were often given as rewards for good behavior, christening presents and teaching tools. Visit more information and other archived patterns to learn more about this pattern. Members only: for more information about this pattern and to see other similar patterns, search the Pattern and Source Print Database.
Patriotic America, An Online Exhibition
Baltimore Annual Meeting presentation
The Mysterious Mr. Marshall, Plagiarist Extraordinaire
Dick Henrywood has summarized his Baltimore Annual Meeting presentation and Richards Foundation grant research, in this entertaining and informative article. Included are approximately 75 source print and related transferware images. Download.
2011 Summer Bulletin Now Available!
The latest issue of the Transferware Collectors Club Bulletin is now available online, including our feature articles, Up, Up and Away...in My Transferware Balloon and Pekin Japan - a Pattern with a Long Run. Read the feature articles and a sampling of past feature articles at no charge. Members only: read the entire Bulletin.
New Book
"Ceramic Makers' Marks"
Ceramic Makers' Marks by Erica Gibson
Erica Gibson’s comprehensive guide provides a much-needed catalogue of ceramic makers' marks of British (primarily), French, German, and American origin found in North American archaeological sites. Read Connie Rogers' review. More information.
New Book
"Dated in Blue"
Dated in Blue: Underglaze Blue Painted Earthenware 1776 - 1800
by Lois Roberts
140 pages, 450+ illustrations. More information.
Henrywood's Highlights
"Palestine" series
A series of views of Palestine made by Elijah Jones of the Villa Pottery, Cobridge. The central scenes appear within a wide border of flower groups and foliate scrolls with an inner band of radiating branches. Entire Article | Article Archives
S
pecial Interest
Spode Artist
Artist Jeanne Illenye creates works incorporating Spode and other makers. View the website/blog.
Special Interest
Staffordshire Potters
Author, researcher, lecturer, and TCC member Dick Henrywood has published numerous books related to transferware over the past 30 or more years. Newly featured on our Books page are five of Dick’s outstanding contributions to the field of transferware research. Shown here is the most comprehensive list of Staffordshire potters ever published and includes much information unavailable in existing literature. More information and how to purchase books by Dick Henrywood.
Special Interest
An Illustrated Atlas of Staffordshire
Within its ancient boundaries, Staffordshire is a county of diverse and contrasting historic landscapes. The two major contributions of the Black Country and the Potteries that now dominate the county co-exist with smaller towns that in their day had similar standing as centres of the Mercian state. The county's world-renowned industrial complexes based on ceramics and the metalware trades, products of the industrial revolution and before, sit alongside agricultural systems embracing both arable and grassland specialisms. More information and how to purchase.
New Research Project Just Published!
Blue Printed Pickle Dishes and Milseys
Richards Foundation Research Grantee Richard Halliday has just published his project titled "Blue Printed Pickle Dishes and Milseys: A Social and Historical Commentary." Hardcover now available for purchase. Free download of the document (note: large document; please allow ample time to download | More information about the research project.
UK National Archives
1864-1871 Design Register
The UK National Archives has placed on-line various pottery (and other) patterns from the 1864-1871 Design Register. Transferware collectors may recognize some of the patterns. Access the register.
FAQs
What is my transferware piece worth?
What's it worth? The simple answer – whatever you can get for it – has truth but doesn’t explain why. More | Other FAQs
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News
The TCC is pleased to announce that the Paul and Gladys Richards Charitable Foundation Research Program for the study of British Transferware has, again, been funded for 2012. Complete information and application.
Transferware Collectors Club is extremely grateful for the generous contributions this past year which continue to help to make its programs and resources possible. Download the list of donors from June to December 2011.
Wedgwood Museum Collection Saved
Staffordshire billionaire John Caudwell has stepped in to save the Wedgwood Museum collection. More information.
With profound sadness, the Transferware Collectors Club announces that on January 3, 2012, veteran transferware collector Hayden Goldberg died in the hospital in Brooklyn. He had been unwell after suffering a stroke last September. More...
Help Needed
As the TCC strives to grow its membership and programs, there is a need for more volunteer support. The TCC needs your help! Read more.
The Spode Museum Trust announces the launch of its new website, and the welcome news that it has been awarded a £50,000 Heritage Lottery grant for a two year project to operate a Spode history centre in one of the historic buildings on the former Spode factory in Church Street, Stoke. More information.
The Northern Ceramic Society will be holding a "Winter Weekend" in Manchester, England, January 27th-29th, 2012, entitled "Collecting Ceramics Today: reflections & revelations". Among the speakers will be Jonathan Gray who spoke to us at Baltimore, and names familiar to those who watch the Antiques Roadshow, John Sandon and Paul Atterbury. More details.
Annual Meeting: October 21--24, 2010: A TCC Bulletin describing last year's informative and inspiring event is now available.
California Regional Meeting
It’s 3 to 0, California vs. the remainder of the US, as the third annual California regional meeting has
come and gone. The most recent meeting was held May 21, 2011 at the home of member Diane Brooks.
Attendance was 29, and the meeting was a huge success. Read more about it!
Results of Recent Auctions Advertised on the TCC Website and eNews
The Masonic Hall,
Philadelphia plate recently offered by TCC member Richard Marden sold for $7000, significantly over the $5000 reserve.
This ca. 1793 President Washington and Eagle medallion plate recently offered by TCC member Peter Scott sold for $9500.
An updated TCC Membership Roster (updated January 2012) is now available for members. For non-commercial use. Click to download.