Round

Body Style: Washington Shape

Biography

An embossed spray of flowers and foilage emanating from the handle terminals graces the body of the bulbous, rounded serving pieces.  Smaller sprays are found on the rims of plates and platters. 

Naming Source: Factory Named
Manufacturing Era: 1860s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath, Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre, Green
Footprints/Shapes: Oval, Round

Body Style: Prairie Flowers

Biography

Powell and Bishop decorated the Prairie Flowers blanks of their predecessors, Livesley and Powell, with the fanciful copper lustre Pomegranate design. Pitchers have a vertical arrangement of wheat and poppy embossing which characterized this body style.

Naming Source: Club Named
Manufacturing Era: 1870s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath, Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Oval, Round

Body Style: Fiddlehead

Biography

This body style name was derived from the embossing on the top of the finial and on the top edge of the handles that resembles a fiddle head. Additional embossing resembling fiddlehead fern leaves appears on the curve of the handle and at the handle terminals.

Naming Source: Club Named
Manufacturing Era: 20th Century
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Dinnerware
Treatments: Gold Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Round
Motifs:
Moss Rose

Body Style: Ribboned Round

Biography

Ribboned Round features ribbons that stream from the upper handle terminals of holloware pieces like the teapot and waste jar. The design is repeated on the lids. Handles and finials are keyhole arches with splashes of copper lustre.

Naming Source: Club Named
Manufacturing Era: 1880s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath, Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Round
Potters:
Mellor, Taylor
Motifs:
Tea Leaf

Body Style: Chantilly

Biography

This body style is identified by lacy embossing and lustre decoration.

Naming Source: Club Named
Manufacturing Era: 1870s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath
Treatments: Copper Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Round
Potters:
Meakin
Motifs:
Lustre Band

Body Style: Nouveau

Biography

This body style features arched panels with spade-like decorations at the base of each panel. It's reminiscent of the designs in the art nouveau period - hence the name. To date, only a bath ewer has been found.

Naming Source: Club Named
Manufacturing Era: 20th Century
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath
Treatments: Copper Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Round
Potters:
Meakin
Motifs:
Tea Leaf

Body Style: Panelled Berry With Leaves

Biography

Panelled Berry with Leaves was named by Jean Wetherbee in A Collector's Guide, page 86. Potted by J & G Meakin, this body style is likely from the 1850's or 1860's. The example found - a teapot - is decorated with a copper lustre Pinwheeel variant design. This variant design of Pinwheel has only been found on one other piece - an unmarked Gothic plate.

Naming Source: Club Named
Manufacturing Era: 1850s, 1860s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Round
Potters:
Meakin
Motifs:
Pinwheel

Body Style: True Scallop

Biography

True Scallop is characterized by the sided rim and the deep scalloped well of the plate. About 1853.

Naming Source: N/A
Manufacturing Era: 1850s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Round
Potters:
Meakin
Motifs:
Lustre Band

Body Style: Pleats and Vines

Biography

This 1890s body style has been discovered in a ewer and wash bowl set. The ewer is divided into four bulbous lobes. There are pleats at the spout and upper rim with vines surrounding the side and front lobes at the neck. The bottom rim also has the vine motif at the foot of each lobe. A C-shaped handle complements the piece with embossing on both sides.

 

This four lobed design is repeated in the bowl with an undulating rim and vines just below. A fantastic piece! 

Naming Source: Club Named
Manufacturing Era: 1890s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath
Treatments: Copper Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Round
Potters:
Meakin
Motifs:
Tea Leaf

Body Style: American Coronet

Biography

The body style is identified by the fancy crown-like finial. The medallion in the middle of the finial also appears in the middle of the handles. Holloware pieces have large bracket handles.

Naming Source: Club Named
Manufacturing Era: 20th Century
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath
Treatments: Gold Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Round
Potters:
Mayer
Motifs:
Moss Rose