Photos of the Month

The Minton Stoke Robey steam engine, transported to and restored at Cheddleton flint mill. To view more images encompassing numerous topics, visit the TCC Website Image Gallery.

View downstream from the Cheddleton Flint Mill near Stoke-On-Trent, England (above), taken on the same occasion as the image below of the mill (below).  The contrast between the industrial and the rural in 18th century England is apparent!  Thanks to Roger Pomfret for the image.

Flint, an important pottery ingredient, was fired and milled at this location, not far from Stoke-On-Trent, England. The flint was transported by canal from the beaches of the English Channel to the mill. TCC members spent a lovely morning at the site, as part of our 2003 annual meeting. View several thousand images related to ceramics and transferware on our website’s Image Gallery, here. Read a description of the 2003 meeting here.

The Italian pattern (aka Blue Italian) is the Spode factory’s most popular pattern, first produced in 1816 and in production until recent years. Featured here is the pattern on a 9.5 inch plate, and a photo of a portion of an engraved-copper plate used in the pattern’s production (not necessarily the engraving used to print this particular plate). More information on the Italian pattern in the TCC Database of Patterns and Sources (DB Pattern No. 12253). The copper plate image is one of thousands included in the TCC web site Image Gallery. Access the TCC Database (members only). Access the entire  Image Gallery (available to all site visitors).