We’ve entered the new year, an excellent opportunity to join the TCC and take full advantage of our many available services and features.

The Paul and Gladys Richards Grant for the Study of British Transferware

Applications due 1 May 2026

Working on or thinking about a transferware focused project? The Richards Grant for the Study of British Transferware of the Transferware Collectors Club (TCC) supports research, publications, exhibitions, lectures and conferences or other projects that advance the understanding and appreciation of British transfer printed ceramics. The Richards Grant Program annually underwrites grants of up to $10,000.00.

Applications are due 1 May, with decisions made by August.

For more information, please visit: 

https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/research-learning/research-grants

The Richards Research Grant Program performance from 2008 to 2025.

Program Highlights:

• Total Grants Awarded: 45
• Total Amount Awarded: $129,290
• Average Grant Size: $2,873
• Countries Supported: 10

Jeffrey S. Evans and Associates

The Eleanor and David Gestler Ceramics Collection in the Winter Americana Auction

March 4, 5, and 6

Jeffrey S. Evans and Associates will present the Eleanor and David Gestler Ceramics Collection in their Winter Americana auction held March 4, 5, and 6. The Gestlers were long-time members of the TCC and assembled a diverse collection of transferware and other British ceramics. The assortment of pieces includes several American views such as a rare eagle head ladle with dark blue Hudson River view, a platter depicting the Penitentiary in Allegheny near Pittsburgh, and a plate featuring Allegheny Scenery.

The full, detailed online catalogue will be posted by approximately February 20.

Bidding is available in house, by absentee and phone, and live bidding through JSEALive and several other internet sites. Call 540.434.3939 or email info@jeffreysevans.com

Visit jeffreysevans.com for more information.

Please contact us if you know of an auction with an emphasis on transferware.

Transferware Collectors Club

A Tour to England including 
the Newark Antiques Fair

accompanied by Patricia Halfpenny

The online membership directory is a feature of our new program to improve members services. You must sign in to your account to view and search the directory. Please check your listing and make the appropriate changes in your account or transmit any corrections to the Member Chair. This will ensure that you will continue to receive the paper copies of the Bulletin. With bulk mailing, they are not forwarded if a member has moved. However, the Bulletins are available on the TCC website for current members. This online membership directory list is for use of Transferware Collectors Club members only. It is intended to facilitate contacts between members. The list is not to be used for commercial purposes. If you are a current member and believe your name should be on this list please contact the Member Chair. View the directory.

In Memoriam, the Swaithe Main Colliery Explosion December 6th 1875

Shown is an 8.5 inch diameter plate, “In Memoriam, the Swaithe Main Colliery Explosion December 6th 1875", which commemorates a coal mine explosion in South Yorkshire, resulting in the deaths of 143 miners. This was the most deadly of several coal mine disasters that occurred that year. For TCC members, this is Pattern #13254 in the TCC Database of Patterns and Sources. View larger image. See past Patterns of the Month.

Thanks to Judie Siddall and David Hoexter for preparing the "Pattern of the Month."

WINE MAKERS, ETC.

This month’s puzzle features a platter with the “Winemakers” pattern, plates with an American view, a marine subject, and three childrens' mugs. The “Winemakers” image source is an Italian print after artist Carlo Maratti engraved by Giovanni Girolamo Frezza, c. 1704. The pattern was produced by potter John Denton Bagster or (Baxter), in business from 1823 to 1827, in Hanley, Staffordshire and at least one other pottery. The plate on the left is from the “Irregular Shell Border Series by Enoch Wood & Sons,” in business from 1818 to 1846 in Burslem. This particular view appears not to be in the TCC database. The plate on the right shows the State House Boston. This version of the pattern (# 5798 in the TCC database) is by Ralph Stevenson & Williams (1825–1827) Cobridge. At least six other potters produced views of the Boston State House. The mugs, from left to right are “Present from New York” (DB 4772), “Present from Carolina” (DB 5858), and “Kingfisher,” which is not yet recorded in the database.

Thanks to Scott Hanson for photo and preparing the "Puzzle of the Month."

Go to the Puzzle. See past Puzzles of the Month.

Palace of the King of Delhi

What could go wrong? The view on the tureen is 'Palace of the King of Delhi' from the John Hall & Sons Oriental Scenery series. Pattern # 1286 in the database. BTW, Jakie was a gentle giant and the odds of something going wrong were very very small. The cat’s name is Jakie.  See larger image. See past Photos of the Month.

Thanks to Scott Hanson for the photo. 
Thanks to David Hoexter for preparing the "Photo of the Month."

A Transferware Blog by Judie Siddall.

Pets and Transferware

February 20 is National Love Your Pets Day. I think the day could also be called National Love Your People Day! We love our pets and they love us. There are lots of transferware patterns that show people and pets. Read more.

Flow Blue International Collectors' Club

They are a group of the world’s friendliest collector folks, including many generous dealers, bound together by our love, and occasional lust, for flow blue and mulberry china. Membership incluedes newsletters, pattern identification database, educational materials and unusual presentations. Visit the site.

International Willow Collectors

International Willow Collectors (IWC) is a group of people who collect willow-pattern china and other willow wares. Their primary purpose is to increase members' knowledge and enjoyment of willow and to provide a network through which we can communicate with fellow collectors throughout the world.

Find more of the informative resources we've compiled here.

Connecticut Ceramic Circle

Two Lectures: "A Guide to Chinese Ceramics, Ancient and Modern"

and "Chinese Ceramics: How to Navigate a Complicated Market"

by Lark Mason, Jr. of Lark Mason Associates

Monday, February 9 at 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. via Zoom 

Sponsored by Eileen Brennan-Galvin, Kate Cordsen

and Irene Willisch

Registration and Payment at cceramicsc.org/2026-seminar

    They are delighted to welcome Lark Mason, Jr. to present these two Seminar talks, which are complementary and build upon an understanding of ceramic types and cultures within China and those with Chinese trading partners. Ancient trade is not isolated from today's markets, because trade from the past distributed Chinese ceramics internationally and exposed Chinese ingenuity and techniques and materials to cultures outside of China, influencing not just ceramic manufacture but also relationships between China and the rest of the world.

Lecture One: "A Guide to Chinese Ceramics, Ancient and Modern," 1:00 p.m.

Chinese ceramic manufacture spans thousands of years and has influenced the design and materials used in Asian and Western societies. In this talk, we cover all major types of ceramics and specific kiln sites in China. Glazes, materials, kiln design, and decorative elements are explored in a sweeping overview from the Neolithic period through the 20th century.

Lecture Two: "Chinese Ceramics: How to Navigate a Complicated Market," 2:30 p.m.

A foundational understanding of Chinese ceramic types, materials, and history is important to understanding past and current markets. Internal trade within China and Southeast Asian markets and those between China and Western commercial centers dispersed Chinese ceramics throughout the world, creating a worldwide audience for Chinese ceramics. The international market today is based on early trade patterns and current trading, diplomatic, and economic policies, much like those that shaped trade in the past.

Lark Mason, Jr. is the owner of Lark Mason Associates, former President of the Appraisers Association of America; Past Chairman of Asia Week; Board Member of the Preservation Society of Newport County; former Professor at New York University; and translator and author of Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture; Chinese Furniture of the Qing Dynasty; Asian Art, Appraisal Handbook, and Communality of Humans Through Art, with contributions to numerous other publications.  

Register at cceramicsc.org/2026-seminar

Seminar Fees: Member, $35, Non-member, $45, Seminar and 1/2 year membership: $75

The English Ceramic Circle

The China Corridor at Windsor Castle

Sally Goodsir



Thursday 19 February, 6pm (UK)

In 2024-25 a project to redisplay the China Corridor at Windsor Castle for the first time in a generation was undertaken by a team from across the Royal Household, installing over 750 ceramics over the hottest weeks of last summer. This talk will look at the history of ceramics display at Windsor and the new displays in the China Corridor and China Museum at the Castle. 

Sally Goodsir is Curator of Decorative Arts at Royal Collection Trust, with particular interests in ceramics, royal gardens and animals, and the Royal Mews. In 2020 during the lockdowns she embarked on a project to reconsider and expand the cataloguing of the ceramics collection and of 14000 records is now about halfway through. She and David Wheeler, Senior Decorative Arts Conservator, who has recently retired from the Royal Collection, spoke to the ECC in 2023.

Join from PC, Mac, iPad, or Android:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88317532763?pwd=N3l8CdF517zDOTqlWbcX79tX1bSdrE.1

Passcode: 519689

International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kKP5IKbi4

The English Ceramic Circle

Thrown Together... A meeting of the past and present

April 23, 2026

They are delighted to be partnering with The London Potters to provide a day of ceramic demonstrations and lectures by leading potters and historical researchers.

Each speaker pairing comprises a demonstration by leading contemporary potters and a related discussion putting this work in a historical context, as follows:

Lives in clay:

Kate Malone MBE – My life in colour

Jonathan Gray – Horace Elliott (1851-1938)

Weaving new stories – Wedgwood and beyond:

Hitomi Hosono – my work with sprigs

Caroline McCaffrey-Howarth – Lady Charlotte Schreiber: a researcher, collector and benefactor

Royalty and Colonialism:

Rich Miller – Fired legacy – Colonialism and my designs (including the making of a crown)

Roger Massey – Crowns, Kings and other things – ceramics as a window into the 17th and 18th century world

The cost for attending the event is £35. Please note that lunch and refreshments are not included – there are various V&A cafés and restaurants and other eating places in the surrounding area.

Tickets are available now on the English Ceramic Circle website, here.

The Museum opens at 10am. Registration starts 10:15am, with welcome introductions planned for around 10:45am. The event will conclude around 5pm.



This event is available to members of either the ECC and/or the London Potters. At this stage, we are prioritising members. If you would like to attend and are not yet a member, we would advise joining one (or both!) groups. Early booking is advised, as initially each group has an allocation of 50 tickets.

The ECC/LP reserve the right to change the speakers should the need arise. Exact timings and a full running order will be confirmed in joining instructions.

Transferware Worldwide Lecture Series

Caribbean blues: excavating transfer-printed ceramics on the island of Nevis

Speaker: David Barker

Save the date: April 30, 2026 1 PM EST

Transferware Collectors Club

2026 England Tour

June 2-9, 2026



Click here for more information and link to registration.

Please contact us if you know of any lectures with an emphasis on transferware.

2025 Vol. XXVI No. 2

Please contact us if you have recommendations of

newly published transferware books.

Has Your Postal Mailing Address Changed?????

If you have moved but are not receiving your printed 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 or make the necessary changes to your account online.

Looking for anyone with a passion for the beauty and history of transferware who would like to help record lovely old patterns for a worldwide audience. The Database of Patterns and Sources is maintained by a team of the nicest people you'd ever want to meet. You could be one of them! We're currently looking for editors in Romantic patterns, Literature and Performing Arts, and Tiles, but let us know your interests and we can find a spot for you. Contact Len at otlink@aol.com for more information!

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. Download the Guidelines.

Suggested topics: 

1. 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?). 
2. What is your favorite place to view transferware: museum? stately home? Historic or archaeological site?
3. Tell (and show) us your own collection (really good pictures required).
4. New discoveries.
5. Archaeological sites: overall summary of the excavation as relates to transferware; discuss a particular pattern or piece; context/importance of the transferware.
6. In-depth research of a pattern, series, maker.

Contacts: 

David Hoexter, Interim TCC Bulletin Co-Editor: davidhoexter@icloud.com

Michael Sack, Interim TCC Bulletin Co-Editor: msack@michaelsack.com