Rectangular

This category includes compotes, rectangular platters and side dishes, square nappies and butter pats. They were made by many of the late period potters in a simple form without added embelishment. Thus, they could be used with any of the myraid of dinner services in vogue.

Although the potter for this body style is still a mystery, the impressed mark "Opaque China" and the design of the copper lustre Tea Leaf indicate it may be another product of Anthony Shaw & Sons.

The handles and the finial of this body style are shaped and decorated with lustre to resemble pieces of ribbon. The entire rim on the base of the covered vegetable also has this ribbon look.

This is a most desirable piece to grace any table.

Registered in 1886.

Palissy is a body style developed by Vodrey and Brother Pottery. It is a square shaped body style with elliptical finials and eared handles. The gold lustre Tea Leaf on this body style may seem almost to be on its side.

Ths body style was a late comer to the Tea Leaf family. The squared shape is typical of the English Arts and Crafts movement of the early 20th century.

This is a generic category which includes scalloped rim pieces, both flat and hollow, that have no specialized embossing. In addition, it includes the scalloped rim bone dishes, butter pats, and nappies.

Henry Burgess' late entry of a Square Ridged style featured ribbing below the low waist of a flared body which is almost hexagonal. The upturned bracket handles are decorated with beading on the underside. The graceful curve of the triangular arch finial softens the vertical lines of this style. Registered in 1896.

This body style features twisted rope handles, a hexagonal spheroid shape with a recessed base, and the lids are plateau with horizontal flattened arch finials. 

This body style features pleated corners on lids of holloware pieces such as covered vegetables which are repeated on the body and on the foot. Vertical handles on covered vegetables are an interesting twist to what is often seen. It is named Fleur-de-lys to acknowledge the embossing at the finial, reminiscent of French chilvaric emblems; this the French spelling of this royal symbol. Registered in 1891.

The Thomas Hughes and Son, England, mark tells us that this late body style was potted between 1895 and 1910.

The square lines of the sugar bowl reflect the Eastlake style of architecture popular at the end of the 19th century. 

The most distinctive feature of Beaded Bow is the bow finial and the beading on both the finial and on the bracket style handles.

An embossed floral design characterizes this unusual square body style. Stamped Royal arms mark reads: "Ironstone china, W & E Corn, Burslem" indicating a pre-1891 mark.