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Two Newly Identified American Views on Historical Blue Staffordshire by HaydenGoldberg 

Database Discoveries #21 The "Uva" Mystery by Leslie Bouterie

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

2008-2009 Paul and Gladys Richards Foundation Research Grant Program Recipient. Wendy Erich: Research Ben Franklin's claim in correspondence to a friend in 1773 that he had invented the transferware process 20 years earlier and publish findings. View Completed Project

The “Net” pattern was introduced by Spode (active 1770-1833), an example of the popular early Chinoiserie transferware patterns that sought to imitate the character of Chinese import porcelain. Robert Copeland believed the pattern to date from the 1790s. Photo courtesy of Etsy seller ImpressiveHeirlooms

Ever wonder why coal was discontinued as the energy source for the pottery kilns of England? Undated image, source unknown.

Shown is a 9.75 inch plate, The Sepulchre of Absalom, made by Josiah Wedgwood (1759-2005). For more information, it is pattern #229 in the TCC Database of Patterns and Sources.

Adams Ceramics: Staffordshire Potters and Pots, 1779-1998 by Furniss, Wagner and Wagner

CHINOISERIE: Printed British Ceramics in the Chinese Style 1750-1900, by Richard Halliday and Loren Zeller

This 3.75 inch saucer depicts a scene from one of Aesop's Fables: "The Cock, the Hen and the Fox." A Transferware Blog by Judie Siddall

This time we have views from Britain, Russia, Germany, and Belgium, with other news items including identification of a bottle, another example of a very rare mark, more details of a couple of attractive rural scenes and a third rare fish platter.

Blue and White Punch Bowl

Copeland and Garrett Tea Set

Spode Lidded Broth Bowl on Stand

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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. Read more.

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!