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Bowl, Sugar - Ironstone china sugar bowl
Ironstone china sugar bowl and matching cover with air hole. Copper lustre glaze Tea Leaf pattern. Bamboo style handles. Bottom stamp: Royal Ironstone China, Alfred Meakin, England with a Royal Arms Mark (lion, crown, unicorn & motto of the Empire). Dated between 1891 & 1897. Part of a collection belonging to Annette & Ken Koehler, Hutchinson, MN. They originally found three pieces of Tea Leaf pattern dishware in their house at 43-6th Avenue ...
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Cup - Tiny mug
Small white ironstone Copper Lustre Tea Leaf design cup. Child size cup. Tea Leaf ironstone dishes were named for their decorations. There was a superstition that it was lucky if a whole tea leaf unfolded at the bottom of your cup. This idea was translated into the pattern of dishes known as Tea Leaf. By 1850 at least twelve English factories were making this pattern, and by the 1870s it was a popular pattern in many countries. The Tea Leaf wa...
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Dish, Serving - Ironstone china square baking/serving dish
Ironstone china square open baking/serving dish. Copper lustre glaze Tea Leaf pattern. Vertical fluting on outside; scalloped edge. Bottom stamp: Royal Ironstone China, Alfred Meakin, England with a Royal Arms Mark (lion, crown, unicorn & motto of the Empire). Dated between 1891 & 1897. Part of a collection belonging to Annette & Ken Koehler, Hutchinson, MN. They originally found three pieces of Tea Leaf pattern dishware in their house at 43-...
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Dish, Vegetable - Ironstone china vegetable dish
Ironstone china vegetable dish or casserole and matching cover. Copper lustre glaze Tea Leaf pattern. Bamboo style handles. Bottom stamp: Royal Ironstone China, Alfred Meakin, England with a Royal Arms Mark (lion, crown, unicorn & motto of the Empire). Dated between 1891 & 1897. Part of a collection belonging to Annette & Ken Koehler, Hutchinson, MN. They originally found three pieces of Tea Leaf pattern dishware in their house at 43-6th Aven...
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Mug, Coffee - Ironstone china coffee mug
Ironstone china coffee mug. Copper lustre glaze Tea Leaf pattern. Bottom stamp: Royal Ironstone China, Alfred Meakin, England with a Royal Arms Mark (lion, crown, unicorn & motto of the Empire). Dated between 1891 & 1897. Part of a collection belonging to Annette & Ken Koehler, Hutchinson, MN. They originally found three pieces of Tea Leaf pattern dishware in their house at 43-6th Avenue SE where rural mail carrier Charles L. Robertson had li...
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Plate, Cup - Ironstone china cup plate/saucer
Ironstone china cup plate/saucer. Copper lustre glaze Tea Leaf pattern with three scallops on leaves; faint fluted border in four areas. Bottom stamp: Royal Ironstone China, Johnson Bros., England with a Royal Arms Mark (lion, crown, unicorn & motto of the Empire). Dated between 1891-1913. Part of a collection belonging to Annette & Ken Koehler, Hutchinson, MN. They originally found three pieces of Tea Leaf pattern dishware in their house at ...
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Plate, Food - Ironstone china dinner plate
PROP: Ironstone china dinner plate. Copper lustre glaze Tea Leaf pattern. Bottom stamp: Warranted Stone China, Mellor, Taylor & Co., England below a crown . Dated between 1880-1904. Tea Leaf ironstone dishes were named for their decorations. There was a superstition that it was lucky if a whole tea leaf unfolded at the bottom of your cup. This idea was translated into the pattern of dishes known as Tea Leaf. By 1850 at least twelve English f...
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Plate, Food - Ironstone china plate
PROP: Ironstone china plate. Copper lustre glaze "Coffeeberry" variant of the popular Tea Leaf pattern; has added leaves, eleven hanging berries and black/brown underglaze. Copper lustre band around edge. Bottom stamp: "Clementson Brothers, Royal Patent, Stone Ware, Hanley" in a circular band with Phoenix bird above Clementson Bros. Dated 1872-1916. Tea Leaf ironstone dishes were named for their decorations. There was a superstition that it w...
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Plate, Food - Ironstone china plate
Ironstone china plate. Copper lustre glaze Tea Leaf pattern. Bottom stamp: Royal Ironstone China, Alfred Meakin, England with a Royal Arms Mark (lion, crown, unicorn & motto of the Empire). Incised "10" on bottom. Dated between 1891 & 1897. Part of a collection belonging to Annette & Ken Koehler, Hutchinson, MN. They originally found three pieces of Tea Leaf pattern dishware in their house at 43-6th Avenue SE where rural mail carrier Charles ...
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Platter - Ironstone china platter
Ironstone china platter. Could be used as a service tray under covered bakers. Copper lustre glaze Tea Leaf pattern; vertical ribbing around rim; clipped corners. Bottom stamp: Royal Stone China, Wedgwood & Co., England with a Royal Arms Mark (lion, crown, unicorn & motto of the Empire). Dated 1891-1900. Part of a collection belonging to Annette & Ken Koehler, Hutchinson, MN. They originally found three pieces of Tea Leaf pattern dishware in t...
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