Sorry ... I may have overlooked a previous HISTARCH discussion, but could
someone let me know if there is a link for the paper on common cup and bowl
shapes?
Thx
Mike

On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 9:35 AM, Tim Bennett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi George,
>
> Thanks for the great paper on common cup and bowl shapes.  I found it
> quite informative.
>
> I've been studying historic ceramics (mostly 19th century) for a number of
> years which has coincided with the excavation of a Michigan farmstead
> (Warner site) dating to 1841.  Our family has lived there for over 170
> years and we have been able to identify dozens of patterns of ceramics
> including "Bologna" by William Adams, "Sydenham" by Joseph Clementson,
> "Premier" by J & G Meakin, etc.
>
> I've been reading a number of your articles lately and have found them
> quite valuable and insightful.  Interestingly, before I had read them, I
> had been coming to many of the same conclusions you did regarding
> differentiation between pearlware, graniteware, ironstone, etc.  More on
> that at a later date.
>
> Just a basic question regarding tulip shape cups in the common cup and
> bowl shapes article:
>
> In the table provided, it lists printed as rare for whiteware, not seen
> for white granite, and not seen for bone china. Pearlware is not listed.
>  Unless I am confusing the tulip shape with another, I've seen all kinds of
> what appear to be tulip shaped cups with transfer printed designs.  Many of
> these utilize patterns (some with registry dates) in the 1840s.  The
> earliest is an unmarked cup in blue that appears to be "Garden Scenery" by
> T. J. & J. Mayer circa 1842.  I realize that some of these could/would have
> been manufactured later on with an earlier registry date, but there are
> many, many transfer printed tulip shaped cups in the 1840s and 1850s.  Ones
> with handles are quite rare, though I have seen two examples: "Tillenberg"
> by Joseph Clementson or Clementson Brothers and an unidentified pattern in
> mulberry by J. & S. Alcock Jnr. registered in 1848.  P W & Co had a pattern
> called "Minerva" circa 1852 listed as "Pearl Stone Ware" in the maker's
> mark.  The tulip shape cups
>  I am referring to have paneled sides.
>
> Any clarification would be most appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim
>