Transferware

Blue Willow Transferware

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During the 18th century there was a wave of popularity of Chinese hand-painted chinoiserie. The many patterns of Chinese landscapes and scences made their way on hand panted wallpaper, chinoiserie furniture, and of course on the china. Themost famous transfer ware pattern was developed in the late 18th century by Thomas Minton of the Caughley Factory in Shropshire, England. His Blue Willow pattern combined Oriental images into a romantic scene that has been manufactured for over 220 years . The Spode factory produced the pattern in England in the late 1790s that turned to be popular in England, but also in America. It was found that Blue and white were the most popular colors for dishes in the 19th century from historical sites. In fact many people are avid collectors of the Blue Willow Pattern today. The Blue Willow pattern is not an exact copy of a Chinese pattern but features several traditional Chinese designs. The pattern has changed in variations over time but the basic elements are the temple or palace, a footbridge with three people, a boat with another figure, a willow tree, and the two birds.

What is the story behind the Blue Willow Pattern?

The pattern tells of two ill-fated Chinese lovers. The story has several variations, (as I am sure all stories this old)but the basic story line remains the same. A beautiful young girl from a prominent family falls in love with her father's clerk. They are prevented being married and so decide to elope. Her father pursues them , as some stories may say. In other versions, they are killed by fire. The story end with the fantasy fairytale of two lover transformed into love birds,which continue their love.

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Blue And White Decorating

Admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:41:16 +0000

Some of the most absolutely stunning rooms have patterns influencing the the overall design of the room. Transferware is known for their intricate details and ornate style. 18th Century design is often filled with ornate chinoserie patterns which you can replicate today in your home. If you are considering a room that reflects your transferware collection, consider toile wallpaper, throw pillows or drapes in a pattern that is take off your favorite plate pattern. Work with the same colors of your plate pattern, but also consider bring in the opposite colors of the color wheel to give it that extra pop!

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White and Blue Transferware Vase and Painted Chest ~ French Chair

White Kitchen with Blue and White Transferware on the wall. Antique rubbed hardware and white marble.

Blue and White Decorating Combined with Blue and White Transferware Photo Credit SallyTV Blog

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Blue and White Toile Wallpaper Picture Credit -Coliena Rentmeester

Close Up -Blue and White Toile Wallpaper Coliena Rentmeester

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This dresser I painted by hand from the patterned Ikea boxes. The flowers were painted in gold, and the base coat is a gloss Navy. The dresser turned out fabulous, and could give you ideas if you are into blue and white decorating. To find the full pictures of this dresser, the post can be found here .

This room designed by Geoffrey Bradfield gives some great ideas of how you can incorportate large scale patterns on the wall when decorating with Blue and White
Country Living sets up this stunning room with White and Blue Transferware hanging on the wall. The dining room has a claw dining table which is painted a light blue, and Louis Armchairs which are gilded gold. The beige walls draw the room together nicely.

Add some painted charm into your home by painting the inside of your cabinets with light blue or beige, or navy blue paint.

If you collect Blue and White Transferware, you will love this shirt. It looks beautiful against the natural wood of the violin.

Country Living put together this fantastic idea of using a candle out of china.

This fabulous blue and white vase is layered with beautiful greenery perfect for any chest or console table.

Transferware Process

Admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:22:04 +0000

Before the transferware process of printing was developed, each piece would be hand decorated. The process of producing one set was laborious and costly. Once the mass production of transfer printing came about, middle class families could enjoy dinnerware sets similar to that found in the higher class families but at an affordable price.

The transfer printing process was developed by John Sadler and Guy Green of Liverpool in 1756. The process starts with an engraved copper plate similar to those used for making paper engravings. The plate is used to print the pattern on tissue paper, then the tissue paper transfers the wet ink to the ceramic surface.

Copper plates are intricately hand engraved Photo Credit Nick Pope

Color is spread on the plate which rests on a hot stove
PhotoCredit Nick Pope

Hand-Engraved Roller is an alternative method which is uses for continuous printing. PhotoCredit Nick Pope

Hand-Pressed Border, A tissue design is applied by hand and rubbed on to the ware. A water bath disintegrates the tissue, leaving only the pattern.

The pottery is then dipped in water to float off the paper, glazed, and re-fired.

The ceramic is then fired in a low temperature kiln to fix the pattern. This can be done over or under the glaze, but the underprinting method is more durable.

Transfer printing was originally produced in single-color items only, with colors in blue, red, black, brown, purple and green. Brown tended to be rather a common and inexpensive color, while blue was the most popular, and expensive color. Later, technology developed to allow double or triple color transfers. Often, the rim of a plate was in one color and the center design in another.

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Is Date Important With Transferware?

Admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:45:40 +0000

Is it important for Transferware to have the maker’s name on it?
No, infact, many pieces that are made by unknown artists are very much collectable. Transferware value is determined by demand, date, quality of the printing, and rarity. Unmarked transferware can be difficult to determine its origin, but you can often trace a piece, or make a guess on the , glaze, styling and decoration technique. Our motto is collect what patterns you love, and they become valuable in your eyes. (BLUE-TRANSFER-WARE-TRANSFERWARE-HAM-TURKEY-PLATTER-Ebay-Seller-dmcb12564)

Here are some quick tips:

-Transferware patterns made between 1842 and 1883 were registered with the Patent Office in London, and have a date registration mark on the back of the plate.

- The word "Limited" (or an abbreviation such as "Ld." or "Ltd.") in the pottery firm's name indicates a date after 1860 and was not generally used until the 1880s.

-Any piece having the word "Trade Mark" was manufactured after the Trade Mark Act of 1862, and is known to have a manufacture date after 1875.

-After 1884, the registry adopted a single number series, e.g., "Rd. No. 12342", which today can be used to determine a pattern registration date to within approximately one year. Registration numbers greater than 360,000 indicate a date after 1900.

- Transferware patterns made between 1890 and 1920 usually has ‘England’ printed on the back which were to comply with the Mckinley Tariff Act. "Made In England" indicates 20th Century origins.

- Transferware patterns made after 1920 reveal the mark is ‘Made In England’.

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Black Transferware

Admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:24:38 +0000

There is much evidence that black transferware was produced as early as 1752, although most of the black transferware was produced during the Aestentic movement. Popular in multi-colored patterns, the neutral color combined well with many colors. The color was extremely popular with pottery, and followed suit with its popularity in transferware. ( c 1882 Black Transferware Platter Hall Farm Cows Pigs Ebay Seller nancys niche) (Vtg Rust Red & Black Spode Copeland Transferware Plate Ebay Seller nancys niche)

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Decorating With Transferware

Admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:35:10 +0000

Decorating with China and plates is much like decorating with picture frames. In a previous post I reccomended cutting out the shapes of your plates (or pictures) with newspaper and arranging them on the floor first and then working your way to the wall.

How do you do this?

Simply trace your plate out on a piece of newspaper. Punch out an obvious hole where the nail would line up with your metal plate hangers. Then after you have all your cut outs, and have arranged a lovely pattern with all the cut outs on the floor, start with the center of your design and (thumb) tack the cutout to the wall.

(BUT first measure the distance of the two plates on either side of that middle plate) So you will want to measure the distance between nail holes.

Measure (on the floor of your design) from the center nail hole of that middle plate and and hammer the nail where the hole would line up on your wall. Then take the other two measurements of the neighbour plates and draw those spots on the wall. Does your cut outs all line up?

Once you have the center plates lined up, it is all down hill from there.

I have messed up many walls in the past guessing where the hole may be. With my best intentions and careful measurements they still always turned off center. With cut outs you simply miss the multiple steps of pulling out the nail and filling it with puddy. Enjoy the pictures

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Flow Blue Transferware

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During the 1820s, they found that blue was found blur naturally. It became quite popular among collectors, and held in the highest regard by many and detested by others. Dispite the differences in opinion, large quantities of the transferware were produced and today collected by thousands yearly. Manufactures of the plates figured ways of enhancing the blurry plates - “by instilling lime or chloride of ammonia in the sagger while glazing.” (Williams, Flow Blue China, 1971, pg 5) Like it or hate it, flow blue is here to stay

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Blue And White Transferware

Admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:26:40 +0000

The easiest way to decorate is to add patterns and interest, and one way to do that is to add fabric punches around your room. Accent chairs , throw pillows, valences, drapes and wallpaper are all ways of adding some interest to your room. Working within your color tones, recover those chair seats in your dining room, or get seat cushions that work within your scheme. Adding a vase, or a coordinating chandelier shades are small ways of pulling together a scheme. If you love that transferware, build your room around it.

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Beautiful Brown Transferware

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As technology was increasing, so did the colors. By the time transferware's popularity peaked, between 1810 - 1860 the colors came forth. Blue in pale and dark colors came forth, as well as green, red, pink, purple, yellow, black and brown were available. Brown was added to the color scheme in 1852 and later, during the Aesthetic Movement, became a primary color for potters. As one contemporary collector remarked about the transferware produced at that time, “Brown was the only color they (the potteries) did very well.”

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Purple Transferware

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Purple transferware can come in a hue of shades from a blush rose to a pink through to a lavender to deep wine. Many collectors refer to purple transferware as “mulberry,” the color is known as purple. For a lighter shabby chic look, to a English green formal cigar room, the color purple can be that extra punch you are looking for.

You may be thinking why would you ever put English green walls with purple? In fact, they are the perfect combination. Below, I included a color wheel (from realcolorwheel.com) to illustrate some of the color choices you can work with. Generally if your transferware is Purple, the colors opposite on the color wheel will work in your interior decor. OR, you can use the neighbour colors to the left or the right of the color wheel. It is the perfect cheat sheet to great interior design.

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Purple Transferware PhotoCredit Michael Luppino

Gorgeous Vintage Lavender Transferware Plate

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Purple Transferware PhotoCredit Michael Luppino

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1700s to the mid-19th century Furnishings Keith Scott Morton

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Johnson Brothers Wild Turkey Transferware Plates

Admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:27:45 +0000

In 1620, more than a hundred Puritans left England for a New World: America. The following year, they cultivated the American soil and harvested bountiful crops. They had much to be thankful for in their new life, that they decided to hold a feast of thanskgiving, which was the origin of Thanksgiving Day. George Washington, the first American president, suggested that November 26th be appointed as Thanksgiving Day, but then in 1863, as the long and bloody Civil War came to an end, and Abraham Lincoln asked all Americans to set aside the last Thursday in November as a day of thanksgiving. Thanksgiving Day is one of the largest national festivals celebrated in America. There are many speculations that Thanksgiving came from the Holy Biblical feast of first fruits. This may or may not be correct., as many speculate the immigrants kept the festivals, and they eventually categorized it under a new name for the secular society. What are the biblical festivals? For hundreds of years before Jesus Christ, God set up 5 exciting celebrations in Lev 23 and gave his believers specific details how about to keep them. Amazingly, all these festivals were set up for future events to occur on that very date. Within all the 5 festivals lined up with prophecies or foreshadows of events that would occur in the future.

For more information about these biblical feasts around the same time of thanksgiving, read these articles, 1, and 2.

People love to get together with their families for a nice dinner, and we absolutely love the The Wild Turkey plates by the Johnson Bros. These turkey plates were made by Johnson Bros. were made from 1955 to 1983.

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Multicolored Transferware

Admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:23:40 +0000

Two Color Transferware is unique and harder to find, but well worth the hunt. Early multicolored transferware was achieved by the labor intensive process known as clobbering, or in easy terms -hand-painting applied over the glaze. However, in 1848, an advanced technique allowed three colors to be applied in a single transfer with only one firing. Occasionally, two or three shades, other combinations were also used.

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There are no mult- colored plates in this picture, but it is a fantasic illustration of how to mix and patch patterns and colors. - Photo Credit Maples Auction

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Royal Copenhagen

Admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:08:07 +0000

Royal Copenhagen, was founded in 1775 to serve the queen of Denmark, introducing its first new tableware set of the 21st century. The chrysanthemums are their trademark design for centuries. Danish designer Louise Campbell even called for a departure from the company's classic blue. In its place: tangerine, turquoise and midnight black Royal Copenhagen held a monopoly on the "Blue Fluted" name. Royal Copenhagen's exclusive Flora Danica dinnerware pattern and its Blue Fluted porcelain pattern, first produced in 1775 and still hand-painted today.

Red Transferware

Admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:09:17 +0000

When you can get a set of 20 Staffordshire plates for 24 dollars, why wouldn't you have your morning toast off of stunning transferware? Ebay is the best place to find transferware at a reasonable price. Before Ebay, a person would have to go hunting from one antique store to the next to find a set for their good china, but today transferware can be collected rather easily that you can easily make it your every day ware. Mix and match your patterns to make it more interesting. Set your table with several different transferware patterns in the same color. If you do use your transferware for daily use, be sure to protect the glaze by hand washing your dishes. Avoid serving any foods that have a natural stain, and do not use knives on your transferware. At only a couple dollars per plate, you might as well eat in style~

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