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Grindley - Favorite - TL - Sauce Tureen Undertray (1)

Item: Undertray (sauce)
Potter: W.H. Grindley
Location: Tunstall, Staffordshire
Manufacturing Era(s):
Origins: British
Type of Company: Potter
Collecting Category: Mid-Level
Type of Ware:
Body Style: Favorite
Treatment:
Motif:
Finials: N/A
Adults/Child's Pieces:
Footprints/Shapes:
Mark: N/A

Grindley - Favorite - TL - Sugar Bowl (1)

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Item: Sugar Bowl
Potter: W.H. Grindley
Location: Tunstall, Staffordshire
Manufacturing Era(s):
Origins: British
Type of Company: Potter
Collecting Category: N/A
Type of Ware:
Body Style: Favorite
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Mark: N/A

John Edwards - Peerless - TL - Nappy (1)

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Item: Nappy/Sauce Dish
Potter: John Edwards
Location: Fenton, Staffordshire
Manufacturing Era(s):
Origins: British
Type of Company: Potter
Collecting Category: Common
Type of Ware:
Body Style: Peerless Shape (Feather)
Treatment:
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Finials: N/A
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Mark: N/A

Mellor Taylor - Plain Round - TL - Child's Plate 5.25 inch

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Item: Plate (Child's 4.5" - 5")
Potter: Mellor, Taylor
Location: Burslem, Staffordshire
Manufacturing Era(s):
Origins: British
Type of Company: Potter
Collecting Category: Common
Type of Ware:
Body Style: Plain Round
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Finials: N/A
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Mellor Taylor - Plain Round - TL - Shaving Mug (1)

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Item: Mug (Shaving - Scuttle)
Potter: Mellor, Taylor
Location: Burslem, Staffordshire
Manufacturing Era(s):
Origins: British
Type of Company: Potter
Collecting Category: Common
Type of Ware:
Body Style: Plain Round
Treatment:
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Finials: N/A
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Mark: N/A

Mellor Taylor - Plain Round - TL - Doughnut Stand - 8"

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Item: Doughnut Stand
Potter: Mellor, Taylor
Location: Burslem, Staffordshire
Manufacturing Era(s):
Origins: British
Type of Company: Potter
Collecting Category: Mid-Level
Type of Ware:
Body Style: Plain Round
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Finials: N/A
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Alfred Meakin - Brocade - TL - Soup Undertray

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Item: Undertray (soup)
Potter: Alfred Meakin
Location: Tunstall, England
Manufacturing Era(s):
Origins: British
Type of Company: Potter
Collecting Category: Mid-Level
Type of Ware:
Body Style: Brocade
Treatment:
Motif:
Finials: N/A
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Mark: N/A

Adams - Empress Shape - TL - Soup Ladle

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Item: Ladle (soup)
Potter: William Adams & Sons
Location: Tunstall and Stoke, Staffordshire
Manufacturing Era(s):
Origins: British
Type of Company: Potter
Collecting Category: Mid-Level
Type of Ware:
Body Style: Empress Shape
Treatment:
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Finials: N/A
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Mark: N/A

Body Style: Flora

Biography

Flora is club named and describes Thomas Elsmore's cake plates that don't match other patterns. Maybe we'll find some more!

Naming Source: Club Named
Manufacturing Era: 1850s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Oval

Potters:
Elsmore

Motifs:
Morning Glory
Tea Leaf

Body Style: Fluted Panels

Biography

A heavily paneled body style with each panel being fluted around the body of the piece. Not a common body style to find.

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

Potters:
Shaw

Motifs:
Tea Leaf

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