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TCC ANNUAL MEETING: Birmingham, A
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OCT 17-20, 2019
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PROGRAMMING SPOTLIGHT
Transferware Enrichment Programs at the Birmingham Museum of Art
 The TCC 2019 Annual Meeting will be richly enhanced by on-site programming at the Birmingham Museum of Art (BMA) on Friday, October 18, and Saturday, October 19, which will include lectures, guided tours, handling sessions, and gallery exploration.
Founded in 1951, the BMA is considered to be one of the finest regional museums in the United States. The striking museum complex encompasses 3.9 acres in the heart of the cultural district. It consists of a three-story museum, with numerous galleries, a state-of-the-art auditorium, and soaring exhibition and event spaces adjoining a 30,000 square foot outdoor sculpture garden. Its holdings include a diverse and extensive collection of fine and decorative arts from many parts of the globe. Of particular interest to TCC members will be BMA's noteworthy ceramics, including the Buten Wedgwood collection, and the Dwight and Lucille Beeson Wedgwood Collection. The extensive Beeson collection, permanently displayed in a custom-designed 2,500-foot gallery, traces the development of Wedgwood pottery from the 1760's to the 1870's. Several of BMA's spacious and well-interpreted galleries highlight the work of other ceramic producers.
 On Thursday evening, October 17, Anne Forschler-Tarrasch, PhD, Chief Curator & Marguerite Jones Harbert and John M. Harbert III Curator of Decorative Arts, will be our featured speaker at The Tutwiler Hotel. There she will provide us with an overview of the incredible ceramic collection of the BMA, setting the stage for our museum experience. On Friday, following presentations by noted speakers in BMA's Steiner Auditorium, Dr. Forscler-Tarrasch will conduct small-group vessel handling sessions using specially-selected objects from the BMA collection. Our group will also enjoy private docent-led gallery tours, and a catered lunch in the BMA Eighth Avenue Foyer. Saturday morning programming will also include a series of engaging lectures in the BMA auditorium followed by off-site activities.
 The Tutwiler Hotel, our meeting venue, is conveniently located just one block from the museum, enabling attendees to take an easy stroll from the hotel through Linn Park to the BMA to participate in the activities planned for Friday and Saturday and, at their leisure, further explore the many treasures that the BMA has to offer.
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Important Information Regarding the TCC 2019 Annual Meeting
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AST CHANCE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE EARLY BIRD SAVINGS
The Early Bird Registration Fee (per person) is $495.00 (for bookings on or before June 15) Full Registration Fee (per person) is $550.00 (for bookings after June 15) Register before June 15 and save $55!
Register NOW!
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2019 Annual Meeting Scholarships for Students and Young Professionals
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Do the tales that ceramics could tell excite you? Do the patterns on transferware tantalize you and challenge you to hunt the pattern down? Would you like to meet other people who are like-minded and energized to share their stories of research and collecting?
The Transferware Collectors Club Board of Directors first initiated a scholarship program in 2016 to encourage and support students and young professionals in attending our annual meeting. This year our meeting will be held in Birmingham, Alabama, and we are seeking one or more graduate students or young professionals working in the decorative arts, archaeology, historic preservation, or other ceramic-related fields, to apply and receive scholarship funding which will cover the full cost of registration as well as a stipend to assist with hotel and travel expenses. Young professional / graduate student scholarship
information and application attached.
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Bulletin
TCC 2019 Number 1
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Tile Display of the Month - Examples from the TCC Database
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Pattern #16351 in the Database. Maker Unknown. The tile is 6 x 6 inches, printed in shades of pink and brown. This pattern has a TCC Assigned Name.
The central bouquet is superimposed on a crossed ribbon. Chains of flowers lead out to the four corners/borders. The two groupings of the tile give different emphasis to a wall mounting of the pattern. The diagonal group features just 4 complete tiles, 2 x 2, but changes the perspective from the larger group of 16 tiles.
More information.
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Pattern of the Month
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Dragon and the Phoenix
Shown is an eight inch porcelain dish that is printed in underglaze black and painted in green. Visit more information and other archived patterns to learn more about this pattern.
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News
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 Dish Camp
This year's Dish Camp, presented by Historic Eastfield Village, "Of Sailing Ships and Privy Pits: The World of Ceramics in Early America" will be held June 21-23.
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Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
36th Semi-Annual Americana & Fine Antiques Auction
June 21 & 22
Day Two will have some outstanding transferware items ranging from charming children's mugs to platters. Patterns include "Landing of Gen Lafayette at Castle Garden New York" by Ralph & James Clews, "A Gift from the Pottery", selections from Hall's Quadrupeds series, and a 65-piece set of William Ridgway's (1830-1854) Italian series originally purchased by the Clopper-Hutton family of Montgomery Co., Maryland in the second quarter 19th century. The complete catalog will be posted by approximately June 7 on
www.jeffreysevans.com. Follow this link
https://jeffreysevans.hibid.com/preview/152954/june-22--2019--36th-semi-annual-americana-fine-antiques-day2/ to view preview photos of other auction items.
Please contact us if you are offering or know of an upcoming auction with an emphasis on transferware.
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 Smoke in Stoke-on-Trent.
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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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Henrywood's Highlights an Ongoing Series
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Highlight Number Thirty-Seven pending
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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 bulletineditor@transcollectorsclub.org.
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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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Featured Books
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Adams Ceramics: Staffordshire Potters and Pots, 1779-1998
by Furniss, Wagner and Wagner
Adams Ceramics
by Dick and Judy Wagne
By studying primary source material, the authors have compiled the most authentic and readable record of the prolific Adams ceramic wares from England, including earthenware, bone china, jasper, stoneware, basalt, and Parian made over a 200 year period.
Pickle Dishes & Milseys: A social and historical commentary
In this excellent 204-page publication, Richard Halliday documents the outstanding and one-of-a-kind collection of the late Robin Greeves and provides an interesting social and historical perspective for these two often misunderstood forms of transfer-printed Staffordshire pottery.
Get more information.
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Featured Articles
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American Historical Transferware Treasures at the Smithsonian - Examples from the Ellouise Baker Larsen Collection
March, 2012
On Friday, October 21, 2011, TCC members had the fantastic opportunity to view selected items from the Ellouise Baker Larsen Collection at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, DC. The collection, much more extensive than the 30 pieces we were able to view, was donated by Larsen in 1962. It is rarely on public view. Those fortunate enough to view the collection were attendees of the four-day Annual TCC Conference, which was held in Baltimore.
Read this article.
The Architecture of Charles Bulfinch on Historical Blue Staffordshire Part 1: The Early Buildings, 1790-1807
by Hayden Goldberg
Article 3 of 4, December, 1985
This is one of four articles authored by transferware collector and researcher Hayden Goldberg and originally published in The Magazine ANTIQUES. This article appeared on pp. 1198--1205, December, 1985. Courtesy BMP Media Holdings, L.L.C.
Each of the four articles is available for download at no cost to the reader. Reproduction courtesy of the Transferware Collectors Club.
 A MAJOR ATTRACTION of American historical blue Staffordshire, aside from its intrinsic beauty, is its link with the early history of this country. In that vein, collectors often wonder at some of the views the English potters chose to portray, and especially regret their omissions. Why, among the dozens of public buildings that they pictured, did they neglect such historical ones as Independence Hall in Philadelphia and the Old State House and Faneuil Hall in Boston? The answer, I believe, provides an insight into attitudes prevailing at the time but not today. It was the new, not the old, the future, not the past,that excited Americans of the period.
Read this article.
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Clubs and Information Websites & Blogs
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Connecticut Ceramics Study Circle
The Connecticut Ceramics Study Circle, based in Greenwich, Connecticut, comprises over a hundred members from the metropolitan tri-state area, including art historians, curators, appraisers, private collectors, dealers, both amateur and professional ceramicists, and art aficionados.
Visit the site.
Pam and Terry Woolliscroft
This is Pam and Terry's blog where you can find information about spode history and bottle oven firing potteries. Find out more about their book Bottle Ovens and the Story of the Final Firing.
Visit their 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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