Dear Transferware Enthusiasts:
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Save the Dates
Details will be announced soon.
October 15/16 TCC in San Francisco Bay Area, CA
October 22 at Old Deerfield, MA
Please make your own arrangements soon if you need overnight accommodations, as October is a busy season for tourism.
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TRANSFERWARE WORLDWIDE LECTURE SERIES |
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Thursday, July 28, 2022 – 1PM (Eastern time)
Two Worlds in One Shipwreck
Lecturer: Wytze Stellingwerf, Archaeologist and Specialist of Late and Post-Medieval Material Culture, Archeologie West-Friesland
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Description: In 2005 members of the Texel diving club discovered a shipwreck in the Dutch Wadden Sea, loaded with early 19th-century luxury items and tools related to slavery. A decade later extensive archival research was undertaken on this wreck, which resulted in a match: the Pieter Anthony, a frigate destined for the sugar plantations in the Dutch colonies of Surinam and Berbice, located in the northeast of South America. The Pieter Anthony, which departed from Amsterdam in November 1822, sunk only a month later during a storm in the Wadden Sea near the isle of Texel. The ship would never reach its tropical destiny on the other side of the Atlantic. Most of its inventory remained on the seafloor until the wreck was discovered by Dutch divers almost two centuries later. The inventory included lots of British transfer-printed tea wares and other luxurious goods meant for plantation owners in the Western colonies. Apart from that, the divers also found numerous machetes, spades, and hoes, as well as several “kapa’s” – sugarcane kettles – for the production of sugar through slave labor. In recent years the global discussion on the colonial past of Western countries has really brought this unparalleled slavery-related shipwreck inventory to attention. In his lecture, Wytze shall focus on the spectacular amount of transferware that was retrieved from the wreck.
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Our speaker: Wytze Stellingwerf (1992, MA) graduated at Leiden University in 2017 for the Masters in Historical Archaeology and currently works as an archaeologist and ceramics specialist of the late- and post-Medieval period in the town of Hoorn in the northern part of the Netherlands. In addition, he regularly works at Museum Kaap Skil on the Dutch isle of Texel, where he documents finds from shipwrecks done by sport divers in the Wadden Sea and North Sea. Wytze has a keen interest in the rise of the Industrial Revolution and its material and sociocultural impact in Western Europe and America, especially in the 18th and 19th centuries. Furthermore, the maritime and colonial past of the Netherlands are among his greatest interests. One of the most spectacular cases Wytze worked on the past years is the documentation of the comprehensive inventory of the early 19th-century Pieter Anthony shipwreck.
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Join Zoom Meeting on Thursday, July 28, 2022
1PM New York (EDT)
Meeting ID: 819 8952 0399
Passcode: 852563
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Past Lectures
All of our past lectures, dating back to September 2020, have been recorded and are available to current TCC members on the TCC website. Member login required. TCC website.
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Hansons
Holloways Auctioneers
July 1, 2022
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Dr Richard Halliday, Head of Curated ceramics at Holloways Auctioneers ( a division of Hansons Auctioneers), has just published his latest catalogue. There are over 150 lots of blue and white transferware, amongst nearly 350 lots of British pottery, from Spode, Swansea, Rogers, Clews and more across most genres and favourites such as Caramanian, Greek and Indian Sporting. Link to auction.
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Hansons Bishton Hall Auction of Bristish Ceramics
Hansons Auctioneers
July 26-27, 2022
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Catalogue online from the 20th of July. The auction to include a large private collection of British Ceramics, including 50-60 transfer-printed lots. Highlights are a collection of Tea Party patterns on creamware, pearlware and porcelain. For further details, please contact Robert Hawker at rhawker@hansonsauctioneers.co.uk. Link to auction.
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Please contact us if you are offering or know of an upcoming auction
with an emphasis on transferware.
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Amsterdam Ceramics Shop
This might be a transferware collector’s dream shop or nightmare, depending on how good your balance is!
Archaeologist, transferware collector, and new TCC Board member Wytze Stellingwerf recently photographed this shop in Amsterdam. Be warned, it is not an easy puzzle. Keeping in mind that like colors and types of ceramics are grouped together will be helpful. Have fun! Go to the Puzzle.
Thanks to Scott Hanson for preparing the "Puzzle of the Month."
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Britain’s Development of the Transfer Printing Process in
the 18th Century and How it Changed the Industry
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Lecturer: Gaye Blake-Roberts
Gaye Blake-Roberts’ presentation at the TCC 2019 Annual Meeting in Birmingham, AL explores the development of the transfer printing process for pottery in Great Britain and it’s dramatic effect on the industry. Gaye, now retired, was Curator at the Wedgwood Museum in Barlaston, England, is currently an honorary senior research fellow with the V&A Research Institute, and was recently awarded the M.B.E. This lecture was made possible by the generous support of the Paul and Gladys Richards Research Grant Program for Studies in British Transferware. Watch Video
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Transfer printed toast racks are uncommon, particularly when printed with an architectural themed image. It is difficult to tell, but it appears that one engraving was used, and the printed tissue cut down to fit the variably sized dividers. We would welcome additional images of transfer printed toast racks.
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Thanks to David Hoexter for preparing the "Photo of the Month." |
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Birds in the Marsh
Shown is a 6 inch by 6 inch tile made by Minton Hollins & Co. It is part of a series known as Birds in the Marsh. More information.
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Thanks to Judie Siddall for preparing the "Pattern of the Month." |
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Issue 36, June 2022
In this issue there are a couple of new
discoveries this time, along with a puzzle
mark, and some more of those decorative
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The Northern Ceramic Society exhibition at the Potteries Museum includes an amazing array of members’ pottery and porcelain, and is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue. The Summer School explores the themes. The exhibition closes on September 4, 2022. Summer School is August 24-27, 2022 at Chester University. More info.
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Bulletin TCC 2022 Number 1
The TCC Bulletin Index -- incorporating listings of articles from the Fall 1999 issue through to the most recent issue. A rich resource! Search Index.
Bulletin editor is seeking contributions for the upcoming bulletin. Contacts:
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SEEKING BULLETIN SUBMITTALS |
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The TCC Bulletin editor seeks submittals to future editions, particularly from first time or occasional authors. We have an extremely knowledgeable member base, yet many of our members seldom or never share their knowledge, at least in printed form. Now is your chance. Bulletin submittals do not need to be extremely technical or lengthy. They just need to be interesting and relate to British transferware! And they need to be accompanied by quality images. We would especially welcome articles from our growing number of archaeologist members.
Don’t fret if you have little experience. We will be pleased to work with you, to formulate your concept and bring your article along. Simply send us your ideas, if that is where you are, or text, even in preliminary form, if you are further along. Please submit in MS Word format, and separately, images in png, pdf or jpeg format. Please do NOT convert to PDF. Don’t worry if this is a problem for you; we’ll work with you to bring your article from preliminary to final, printed, stage, no matter your level of computer and word processes experience.
Suggested topics:
- Your favorite transferware piece, either your own or displayed elsewhere (why is it your favorite?, how did you acquire it?, what is the pattern, maker if known?).
- What is your favorite place to view transferware: museum? stately home? Historic or archaeological site?
- Tell (and show) us your own collection (really good pictures required).
- New discoveries.
- Archaeological sites: overall summary of the excavation as relates to transferware; discuss a particular pattern or piece; context/importance of the transferware.
- In-depth research of a pattern, series, maker.
Contacts:
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LECTURE SERIES INVITATION |
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No Lecture Series by Other Clubs at this time.
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Please contact us if you are offering or know of an upcoming lecture
with an emphasis on transferware.
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This article examines an 18th-century English transfer-printed quart mug, printed with an image derived from a popular anti-Catholic satire from about 1779. The article explores the relationship between object, image and audience, locating the mug within a nexus of Protestant masculine sociability that extended across the social hierarchy. Drawing upon existing forms of printed polemic, the mug shaped and was shaped by extra-Parliamentary political action, primarily in the form of toasting. This opened up possibilities for representation beyond those embedded in print culture, bringing a crucial performative element to an otherwise fixed point of polemical reference. Read this article.
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For most of the 19th century, millions upon millions of items of transfer-printed earthenware made in British factories were exported to virtually every corner of the planet. In terms of sheer bulk, probably the country which imported more than any other was the United States. There were a number of other ‘hot spots’ around the world, though only recently has it become clear that one of these regions was South-East Asia. Read the article.
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Edward Baines
SECTION I. Receipts for superior and common Bodies of Porcelain, Earthenware, vitrious and porous Bodies, with various coloured Drabs
SECTION II. Receipts for superior and common Glases of Poreelain, Iron Stone, Earthenware, and varioua coloured Drabs
SECTION Ill. Receipts for Enamel Colours, and Colours under Glase, burnished Gold, and Lustres ; printed Blue, Brown, and Mulberry, with various Fluxes, Solutions, and Oxides
SECTION IV. Receipts for preparing Zaffre and Cobalt Blue, with the Processes of Smelting, Refining, and Calcining
SECTION V. Introduction to Painting and Staining GIass
- Receipts for Stains and Enamel Colours for Painting Glass, with the Process of Etching and Coating Glass
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with essays by Wendell D. Garrett and Robin Emmerson
Life in the early days of the young republic was still very much tied to England and its resources. All those who could afford to do so ordered their creamware sets of dishes and goods from English potters, who were only too happy to produce and decorate the requested images that memorialized Revolutionary War heroes, newly elected presidents, maritime merchants, and patriotic sentiments. One of the largest collection of such creamware items was amassed by the late S. Robert Teitelman. This publication highlights 50 of the pieces in the S. Robert Teitelman Collection at Winterthur as well as an additional 25 pieces and decorative arts objects from Winterthur collection. Enhanced by essays that address life in the young republic, the Liverpool pottery industry, and the Atlantic maritime trade, the volume features some of the finest examples of the period. More information.
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CLUB & INFORMATION WEBSITE |
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Prattware Pottery
This is a collection of F. & R. Pratt - masters of multi coloured transfer printing on pottery from 1847. This collection hopefully can be used as a reference point as there has not been previously any works solely dedicated to the vast and varied wares that Felix Edwards Pratt & Jesse Austin produced all those years ago. Visit the site. (Note this site is slow to load.)
San Francisco Ceramic Circle
The San Francisco Ceramic Circle brings ceramics enthusiasts together with people broadly interested in visual arts. Our topics range from earthenware to porcelain, from traditional handcrafts to art studios to industrial production, and from antiquity to the present—everything on view at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, and beyond. We emphasize Europe and North America, but many areas of historic and contemporary ceramics appear in our programs. Visit the site.
Find more of the informative resources we've compiled here.
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A Membership List updated in March 2022 is now available (for members only and only for non-commercial use). Download now. Please review your entry on the list, and notify us of any changes in your contact information.
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Has Your Postal Mailing Address Changed?????
If you have moved but are not receiving your quarterly TCC Bulletin, you probably forgot to notify our member chair of your new address (this applies to email address changes also). The bulletin is mailed “bulk” and is not forwarded to new addresses by the USPS. Please notify the member chair directly: membership@transferwarecollectorsclub.org
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MORE ABOUT TRANSFERWARE COLLECTORS CLUB |
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
We are now accepting simple classified (not display) advertisements from TCC member transferware dealers as well as non-dealer members and auction houses. There is no charge for this member service. Following are the criteria:
- Limited to three quality images of item(s) for sale or example(s) of an item(s) you wish to purchase.
- Include a very short description paragraph, including a link to your website and/or email address.
- Dealers must be TCC members, limited to once/year maximum.
- Requests will be processed in the order received, and there is no guarantee as to when your ad will be posted.
- The TCC Web Administrator at his/her discretion has the right to reject inappropriate or inadequate submittals.
Contact:
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The Database Needs Editors
Do you love a good mystery? Do you fancy yourself to be a Sherlock Holmes or Miss Marple? If your answer is "yes", then you are the perfect candidate to join the ranks of TCC Database Detectives! Download more information.
New Database Discoveries
Articles Needed
Please contact the web administrator with suggestions or contributions of future Database Discoveries articles. See Database Discoveries archives.
Contributions Needed for Bulletin
Bulletin editor Richard Halliday is seeking contributions for the upcoming bulletin.
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