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This lovely pearlwear cup and saucer are printed in blue with an unidentified basketweave pattern and have ocher rims. Likely early 19th century, they are unmarked and the maker is unidentified. The geometric basketweave design is sophisticated and highly effective on these forms. Photo courtesy of ebay seller Halcyon Days Fine Antiques.

Congratulations and a big thank you to everyone on the database team, as at the end of August we achieved 19,000 patterns and 1146 pattern sources. That's 1000 patterns added since April of 2023 - at this rate it is possible we'll get to 20,000 patterns next year, or at least in 2026. Yes, just another number, but one that probably seemed unreachable when the Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns and Sources was launched in 2006. Thank you again to everyone - editors, sponsors, those that contributed research and images - who helped make it happen. Read more.

Shown is a 10 inch plate from a group of nautical scenes known as the Shipping Series. The maker is unknown. This is pattern #4239 in the TCC Database of Patterns and Sources.

Undated photo captured by Phil Rowley from the Potteries of Stoke on Trent website. Three stack designs. Difficult to precisely locate the site, which is in the Gladstone Museum vicinity and appears to no longer exist, as Kingcross St. and Chancery Ln no longer intersect as they did in the ca. 1900 map also shown. Anyone care to take on the task of identifying and precisely locating this pottery?

These are two articles authored by Transferware Collectors Club member, researcher, and author Frank Stefano, Jr. and originally published in The Magazine Antiques.

James and Ralph Clews, nineteenth-century potters Part I: The English experience by FRANK STEFANO JR.

James Clews, nineteenth-century potter Part II: The American experience by FRANK STEFANO JR.

Thirteen transferware enthusiasts reveled in a 2020 trip to India, returning just before Covid struck in earnest. The primary purpose of the trip was to view the extant scenes pictured on 19th century transferware, primarily spread across the northern part of the country. But one of the highlights was Junagarh Fort in Bikaner, Rajasthan. This huge complex, initially constructed 1589 - 1594 and encompassing approximately 44 acres, features a palace complex covering 2.4 acres enclosing innumerable rooms, court yards, and staircases. In addition to exquisite Indian art and stonework, are three locations featuring transferware, installed, of course, long after the fort's construction. 

A Transferware Blog by Judie Siddall, Guest post by David Hoexter

The Charm of English Pink, Vol 1 The Pots by Margie Williams

The Herculaneum Pottery: Liverpool's Forgotten Glory by Peter Hyland

2008-2009 Paul and Gladys Richards Foundation Research Grant Program Recipient.

Pete Christmas

Introduce some certainty in the attributions for the ambiguous marks found on filled-in transfer Chinoiserie patterns on pearlware made in the 1820's. View Completed Project

Lecturer: Wytze Stellingwerf, Archaeologist and Specialist of Late and Post-Medieval Material Culture, Archeologie West-Friesland.

Description: Wytze’s lecture explored British ceramics for the Dutch market. As part of this, he also discussed the wreck of the Pieter Anthony which perished in 1822 on the way to Surinam.

In this program, guest presenters TCC Member and Transferware Collector Extraordinaire Nick Routson and TCC Secretary, Ceramic Specialist, and Auction House Professional Heather Cline share the “ins and outs” of the auction process from two points of view: that of the collector-seller and that of the auction house sales team. This discussion/presentation is moderated by Leslie Bouterie. Watch the video now.

Folio Friday is an opportunity for ceramic enthusiasts to view some of the amazing artwork found within The Minton Archive’s folios. On the first Friday of every month their archive team selects a special piece of artwork from the Minton company catalogue’s Art & Design section and highlights it on this blog. Click and Enjoy!