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How do you identify transferware?

How do you identify transferware?

Most transferware features a white background with a one-color pattern. Blue on white is the classic traditional color combination. Another color could be added by hand or by means of another transfer. Images include landscapes, animals, architecture, and florals.

Is Blue china worth anything?

Despite its humble reputation as “blue collar china,” some Blue Willow is worth thousands. It’s considered better quality than mass-produced versions made later in China, Japan and the U.S. Unique pieces such as covered dishes and coffee pots are also more valuable than dishes and cups.

What is transferware pottery?

Transferware is the term given to pottery that has had a pattern applied by transferring the print from a copper plate to a specially sized paper and finally to the pottery body. While produced primarily on earthenware, transfer prints are also found on ironstone, porcelain and bone china.

Is Blue Willow transferware?

Blue Willow is a transferware pattern. Transferware is made when an engraved plate is inked and pressed onto tissue. The tissue is then used to transfer the design onto the piece. This process creates a delicate, repeating pattern, usually all one color.

What are the different types of blue transferware?

Blue Transferware: Flow Blue, Ironstone, Blue Willow, Staffordshire Flo Blue, Blue Willow, and Staffordshire Historical Blue are all names of various wares decorated with underglaze transfer designs in cobalt blue. Many new pieces have patterns identical, or at least very similar, to authentic 19th century patterns.

Where can I find 19th century blue transferware?

Almost all the reproductions are also marked with symbols, trade names and words found in original 19th century marks. In other words, it is increasingly common to find new blue transferware with original patterns on 19th century shapes with marks of well-known 19th century manufacturers.

Which is an example of a transferware piece?

Some artists produce transferware pieces the old way. Flow Blue is a valuable and interesting example of transferware. Introduced in 1830, Flow Blue was created when the cobalt pigment bled outside the lines creating a slightly, or sometimes extremely smudged look.

How many pink and red transferware patterns are there?

The TCC database has more than 570 pink and red pattern records in the Romantic category. Access to the club’s Database of Patterns and Sources is included with annual membership.