Dear TCC eNews Readers: We're pleased to send you the latest edition of our monthly e-newsletter informing you of up-coming club activities and interesting new content on
our web site and our
Facebook page. We welcome your comments, suggestions, and input; please send to: TCC Web Content Administrator
webadmin@transcollectorsclub.org a minimum of 10 days before the first Saturday of the month.
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We place new or important TCC announcements, transferware news, and events listings at the top, but there is a world of value to the middle and bottom of our eNews. We rotate new entries every month to our regular features, including Featured Books, Featured Articles, and Information Websites and Blogs. So, please, page down and sample our monthly offerings.
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California TCC Regional Meeting February 24, 2019
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Join us for the fifth California / West Coast TCC regional meeting.
More Information.
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TCC Bulletin has a New Editor
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Michael Weinberg recently stepped down after 13 years as Editor of the TCC Bulletin and Richard Halliday has been appointed to the position by TCC president Scott Hanson. The appointment was made in mid-January and it is anticipated the next issue of the Bulletin, the first under Halliday's editorship, will be released in the spring.
Under Michael's editorship the Bulletin established a reputation for well-researched and well-written articles on a wide range of subjects. The organization owes Michael a deep debt of gratitude for his steady guidance of our principal publication for so many years. Although he is stepping away from the duties of Editor, he has generously offered to continue overseeing the printing and distribution of the Bulletin - greatly simplifying the transition to a new Editor.
Dr. Richard Halliday, long-time TCC member and a well-known author and transferware dealer from England, has agreed to take on the duty of Editor. Richard's knowledge of the subject matter is wide and deep. His most recent book, co-written with TCC past-president Loren Zeller, is
Chinoiserie: Printed British Ceramics in the Chinese Style 1750-1900, was released in 2018. Richard's previous books include
Transfer-Printed Medical & Toilet Wares 1780-1850 published in 2017 and
Extraordinary British Transferware: 1780-1840 co-written with his mother, the late Rosemary Halliday, and published in 2012.
Article submissions for the Bulletin are always welcome and editorial help is available for those who are unsure of their writing abilities. Please contact Richard with your article ideas at:
blueandwhite@btinternet.com
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Tile Display of the Month - Examples from the TCC Database
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Lee, Tunstall, Staffordsire, 1890-1895, TCC Database Pattern #14518. Visit the website to learn more information about this
tile display
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Pattern of the Month
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"February"
William Adams IV & Sons (1829-1861), "February" 10 inch soup plate from the "Seasons" series. Visit the website to learn more information about this
pattern
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Richards Transferware Research Grant Program: 2019
Applications Now Being Accepted.
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The Transferware Collectors Club is pleased to welcome applications for the 2019 Paul and Gladys Richards Charitable Foundation Research Grant Program for the study of British Transferware. Past transferware research grants have subsidized research expenses, book printing costs, and meeting speaker fees; research subjects have included advertising on transferware, images of Latin America on transferware, digitizing of historically important slides, photographing of important collections, develop on-line exhibitions, and investigate various specialized topics. Application submittal deadline is May 4. More information.
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Jeffrey S. Evans February 15, 2019
Auction Features Children's Transferware
Please contact us if you are offering or know of an upcoming auction with an emphasis on transferware.
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Summary of the 2018 Meeting
in Providence, RI
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The 2018 annual meeting in Providence RI featured a day-trip to the Mystic Seaport Museum, the nation's leading maritime history museum and home to many historic wooden vessels and tall ships, including the Charles W. Morgan. The visit included lectures by the Museum Curator Fred Calabretta and TCC Keynote Speaker Dr. Neil Ewins. The group returned to Providence for two more days of informative lectures, activities, and the Sunday Transferware Sale. Read a full report featuring many images from the meeting.
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Save the Date - 2019 October Annual Meeting
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Where will the 2019 TCC Annual Meeting be held? A lot of work goes on behind the scenes to select the location and work out the complicated contracts with hotels, bus companies, museums, etc. We strive to provide an excellent program in a suitable venue at an affordable cost to our members. It is not always an easy task and sometimes a location seems promising but the logistics just don't work out. This year has been challenging but we are closing in on a wonderful prospect and anticipate being able to announce the place and dates in the near future. Watch for an announcement of our exciting 2019 meeting location soon!
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Bulletin
TCC 2018 Number 2
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Read the issue's featured article Anatomy of Tiles By Connie Rogers. Members, read the entire issue here.
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Click on image for larger version.
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Tunstall, Staffordshire, England
Your Internet Administrator loves maps and aerial views. In 2015, during the TCC Tour and Meeting in England, and accompanied by Randy Boyer, he explored a small part of Tunstall, Stafordshire. Randy was hoping to locate the (former) pottery location of Joseph Heath & Co, 1828 - 1841, maker of the pattern "The Residence of the Late Richard Jordan, New Jersey". We never found the pottery, but we did find a vacant lot covered with various pottery detritus, which was, most recently, the site of a flint mill. Notice the close proximity of the various industries, residences, churches, and yes, of course, cemeteries.
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Please submit your favorite transferware related photo (excluding images of actual pottery pieces) to the TCC Web Administrator:
webadmin@transcollectorsclub.org
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Please Help with the Following
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Seeking Facebook Editor
The TCC Facebook page will be losing one of our editors at the end of the year. We need one new editor, someone who will conscientiously add several new entries to our page each week. It's fun, educational, and you will contribute to the continued success of our club. Contact Judie Siddall: jrsiddall@gmail.com
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. Contact Richard, at blueandwhite@btinternet.com.
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Classified Advertisements
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Sold Through Website Classified Advertisement
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We are now accepting simple classified (not display) advertisements from TCC member transferware dealers as well as non-dealer members. 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.
To view examples:
http://www.transcollectorsclub.org/classifieds.html
Contact:
webadmin@transcollectorsclub.org
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Henrywood's Highlights Number Thirty-Six of an Ongoing Series
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A series of individually titled views of Europe made by Machin & Potts of Burslem. The series and individual titles appear along with the maker's initials M&P in a printed cartouche mark, and one of two different marks referring to the firm's patent process also sometimes appears.
More information
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Article Archives
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Featured Books
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A Potted History, Henry Willett's Ceramic Chronicle of Britain
by Stella Beddoe
Assembled between 1860 and 1900, the Willett Collection of Pottery and Porcelain is unique in being the only collection in public ownership (Brighton & Hove Museums, UK) to illustrate what Henry Willett called 'popular British history', through the medium of ceramics. It is of enormous importance for its innovative approach to collecting, for the outstanding quality of many of its individual pieces and for the fact that it is intact over 100 years after it was formed.
Get more information.
Spode Transfer Printed Ware 1784-1833
by Drakard and Holdway
Spode Transfer Printed Ware, first published in 1983, has now been extensively enlarged and revised, listing and illustrating every known transfer print issued by the Spode family at their Works in Stoke-on-Trent.
Get more information.
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Featured Articles
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Wood's Italian Scenery Database Discoveries - Contribution #3 Transferware Collectors Club
by Len Kling
Very little is known today about the life of early 19th century artist Elizabeth Frances Batty. She was the sister of Captain Robert Batty, a member of the Grenadier Guards whose military career was ended by wounds received at the Battle of Waterloo, and who was also an artist. Although like her brother Elizabeth was a member of the Royal Academy, she was not as prolific, her own career doubtlessly curtailed by marriage (to Philip Martineau) and motherhood. Robert's drawings were the basis for a number of illustrated travel books, French Scenery, German Scenery, Welsh Scenery, and others; published in the 1820s and 1830s; however Elizabeth's principal claim to fame came first, and it could be reasonably assumed that his similarly named works were an effort by his publishers to continue her success.
Read this article.
Yellow Transfer Printed Brown Ware What's new in the Database - Contribution #1 Transferware Collectors Club
by Connie Rogers
Yellow Transfer Printed Brown Ware - referred to here as YPB - is a type of transferware that has only recently been added to the TCC Database. Some collectors of transferware may not be aware of this type of transfer decoration as it is not commonly found. Over the years, I have noted a number of patterns that appeared to be Chinoiserie, or pseudo-Chinese scenes with figures, pagodas, junks, and various floral designs printed in yellow on brown jugs, bowls and plates. However, these pieces were not marked, and the patterns seemed to be generic patterns not exactly matching known blue printed transferware patterns. Collectors of willow and other Chinoiserie patterns seem to be the people most drawn to the wares.
Read this article.
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Information Websites and Blogs Listings!
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Asiatic Pheasants
This site gives the history of the Asiatic Pheasants transfer printed china pattern, which was made by many British potters and by 1880 had achieved universal popularity. Asiatic Pheasants, also known as Asiatic Pheasant, is a quintessential English design inspired by an oriental original.
Visit the site.
The Minton Archive
The Minton Archive was generously gifted to the City in March 2015 by the Art Fund. Since then work on this enormous archive has been taking place at Stoke-on-Trent City Archives, where they have collected the entire archive together, arranged it and fitted it on their shelves.
Visit the site.
Find more of the informative resources we've compiled here.
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Over 60,000 International Visitors Have Enjoyed These Transferware Exhibition Web Sites Co-Sponsored by the TCC!
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Database of Patterns & Sources Count
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Gift Memberships Now Available
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Results of Auctions and Classified Advertisements on the TCC Website and eNews
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