Copper Lustre with added Pink Lustre

Body Style: Fig Cousin

Biography

The addition of pink lustre makes this basic fig-leaved blank a very elaborate and showy body style. Note that the pink lustre detail even extends to the lids of children's pieces. Fig Cousin is one of the most prized of Tea Leaf body styles.

Naming Source: Club Named
Manufacturing Era: 1850s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath, Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre with added Pink Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Oval, Round
Potters:
Davenport
Hughes
Motifs:
Tea Leaf

Body Style: Victory Shape (Dolphin)

Biography

Storybook dolphins grace the handles and finials of this basic square style with fluted corners. Why Mr. Edwards chose the name "Victory Shape" is not known. This style is one of the most collectible of the animal-feature shapes so popular in the 1880s.

NOTE: The word "Victory" is found impressed separately from the Edwards plume backstamp. It does not include the word "shape". Registered 1884.

Naming Source: Factory Named
Manufacturing Era: 1880s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath, Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre, Copper Lustre with added Pink Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Oblong, Square
Potters:
Edwards
Motifs:
Tea Leaf

Potter: William Davenport

Biography

Alt Name: William Davenport & Company
Henry & William Davenport - 1835-1869
William & Davenport & Co - 1869-1881
Henry Davenport Ltd. - 1881-1897

Location: Longport, Staffordshire
Origins: British
Manufacturing Era: 1860s, 1870s, 1880s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath, Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre, Copper Lustre with added Pink Lustre
Body Styles:
Davenport's Ornate
Fig Cousin
Fig Union (Union Shape)
Gothic Cameo
Hebe Shape
Rondeau
Motifs:
Lustre Band
Tea Leaf

Potter: Henry & William Davenport

Biography

Henry & William Davenport - 1835-1869
William & Davenport & Co - 1869-1881
Henry Davenport Ltd. - 1881-1897

Location: Longport, Staffordshire
Origins: British
Manufacturing Era: 1840s, 1850s, 1860s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath, Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre, Copper Lustre with added Pink Lustre
Body Styles:
Ceres Shape
Fig Cousin
Fig Union (Union Shape)
Gothic Cameo
Hebe Shape
Rondeau
Scalloped Rim
Motifs:
Lustre Band
Tea Leaf
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