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1 WHITE IRONSTONE NOTES VOL. 19, No 4. SPRING 2013 BUTTER DISHES COCKSCOMB HANDELED TEAWARE We want to thank all our members who responded to our request for photos for this article. Over 35 members have contributed. Without your efforts and time taken to hunt and research for us, we could not do this. Above is a Curved Gothic butter dish by T. J. & J. Mayer. We are also grateful to Ellen Hill who has frequently helped in researching articles. In this issue she contributed the whole article on the unusual cockscomb shaped pieces. (See pages (12 & 13)

2 Page 2 Vol WICA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Harry Moseley, President Dorothy Riley,Vice President Carol Fleischman, Secretary Dave Klein, Treasurer Jeanne Atkinson Roland Bergner Jane Diemer Bev Dieringer Joe Eidukaitis Jim Miller Rev. John R. Schilling III Barbara Tegtmeyer Don Wagner Legal Advisor: Tom Moreland The WHITE IRONSTONE CHINA ASSOCIATION, INC. is a not-for-profit corporation whose purpose is to further our knowledge and enjoyment of white ironstone china. WHITE IRONSTONE NOTES is the official newsletter of the corporation. Photographs submitted by members become the property of WICA, Inc. and no article, photograph or drawing may be reproduced without the express permission of WICA, Inc. WHITE IRONSTONE NOTES is published and edited by Ernie and Bev Dieringer with associate editor, Jim Kerr. Drawings and photos are by Ernie and Bev Dieringer unless otherwise noted. Please send all news notes, articles, photos, suggestions, questions and listings for advertising or for the Spare Parts and Whole Pieces column to: WICA, c/o Dieringer 718 Redding Road Redding, CT Dieringer1@aol.com. WICA web page: ADVERTISING RATES Advertisements will be accepted in order of receipt from WICA members and, space allowing, from non-members. Rates (subject to change): $10 per column inch (7 lines). Nonmembers, $20 per column inch. Payment in full by check made out to WICA must accompany each ad. Send to newsletter address. PUBLISHING DEADLINES are Nov. 15 for Winter, Feb. 15 for Spring, May 15 for Summer, Aug. 15 for Fall. Members can list white ironstone parts & pieces wanted and for sale without charge in the Spare Parts column of each issue. APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP Send $40 for one or two individuals at the same address with check made payable to WICA, Inc. to: WICA c/o Suzanne Nielsen PO Box 6052 Chesterfield, MO rn1132@earthlink.net Membership year is June 1 st to May 31 st. ADDRESS CHANGES rn1132@earthlink.net INDEX Pg. 4 Butter Dishes Pg. 12 Cockscomb Handled Teaware Pg. 14 Show & Tell Pg Auction Items Pg. 18 Spare Parts Pg. 18 Collector s Showcase FROM THE EDITOR S DESK Hi everyone, we have been dug out of our latest and hopefully last snow storm of this winter and it looks like the goldfish have survived in our small lily pond this year. We are so looking forward to WICA s 19th Annual Convention. There are two wonderful speakers who know a lot about white ironstone. See the biographies that follow on these pages. LETTERS A wonderful letter from Paul Millette and Russ Symons really made our day. ********************************** On Tuesday we picked up at our general store post office, a box containing our copy of your new publication, The Illustrated Guide of White Ironstone China from A to Z. Everyone is familiar with the expression, The book was so good that I couldn t put it down. I read the whole thing in one sitting. We couldn t put it down. A glass of wine, page after page, many excited exclamations. We ate dinner at a late hour on Tuesday, with Wednesday evening being a repeat of the previous. And this doesn t even begin to touch upon morning coffee spent with the book which now sports many yellow and blue stick-it notes. We surely cannot be the first to tell you what great pleasure your book gives us. There are such interesting discoveries, such as Lantern. On page 139 is our Framed Panels sugar bowl, it was called Arcaded Trumpet when John Yunginger consigned it at the 2011 WICA auction. Congratulations on the publication of this your new book. We especially like the manner in which you ve used Kew Archives illustrations throughout. Paul & Russ ********************************* PRESIDENT S LETTER As I write this our WICA Convention in Timonium, Maryland, is rapidly approaching and I look forward to seeing you there. If you haven t yet made plans to attend, please do so! I know you will enjoy the trip and fine programs which are planned. After 12 years in WICA governance, with the last 4 as President, it is time for me to step back and take a break. Thanks to all those who have helped and supported me during this time. On reflection, I think WICA can be very proud of the fine educational materials produced in recent years. A special thanks to all involved. A lingering concern is one I have called to your attention previously, we need more members willing to help on committees and governance. I cannot stress this strongly enough! See you soon! Harry M. ********************************* INTERESTED IN BECOMING A FUTURE BOARD MEMBER? According to the Association s By- Laws, a member can submit themself for nomination by sending a written notice to the Chairman of the Nominations Committee at least 10 days before the convention. One thing to take into consideration is there are three meetings per year. You must have the ability to attend two board meetings at conventions and one mid-year Contact: Jean Atkinson 32 W. 40th St., Suite 2B New York, NY or jeanne.atkinson@verizon.net *************************************

3 We warmly welcome these fine guest scholars to the May, 2013 WICA convention. Miranda Goodby has been the Curator of Ceramics at The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery at Stoke-on-Trent since 1995, having previously worked in museums diverse as the British Museum in London and the Spode Museum, Stoke-on-Trent. She has taught at several British polytechnics and universities and lectured widely in the United Kingdom and in North America recently at Winterthur Museum in Wilmington, Delaware. Miranda has published papers on various aspects of late 18th and early 19th century ceramics, including the molding technology used by 18th century potters, the potters Enoch Wood and William Littler and on the emigration of Staffordshire workers to the United States in the 1840 s. ( From the internet.) ********************************* Frank Davenport was recruited directly from college by the BBC and started his career as a video recording engineer at BBC TV Centre London. Following the BBC Frank spent a number of years in charge of a development lab at Yorkshire TV Leeds, the UK s first purpose built color TV studios. Frank moved from broadcast TV into broadcast TV equipment design and development with RCA in Jersey Channel Islands. In 1984 Frank and his family relocated to New Jersey to join RCA Broadcast Systems in Camden, New Jersey. The GE acquisition of RCA resulted in the closure of RCA Broadcast Systems and the relocation of Frank s work assignment to NBC TV Network at Rockefeller Center Manhattan. Later and armed with a knowledge of broadcast TV equipment and operations, Frank moved to GE/RCA Licensing to become a patent agent responsible for broadcast and consumer TV products. Now semi-retired Frank offers IP consultancy. Frank is a Chartered Engineer and Registered Patent Agent. Collecting interests are essentially all types of Davenport ceramics plus anything else that is intriguing, eye-catching and affordable. Publications: ARS CE- RAMICA, New York Wedgwood Society, Northern Ceramic Society newsletter, Transferware Collectors Club newsletter. (by Frank Davenport) Shop for White Ironstone 365 days a year at Cavern View Antiques Visit our web site at Antique Shows we exhibit at can be found under Show Schedule on our web site. Our Howes Cave, NY shop is always open by appointment. We usually sell during the winter on ebay as seller Ovations. Hundreds of pieces of white ironstone to examine and consider for your collection, use in your home or gifting. Cavern View Antiques (Jim and Mara Kerr) 818 Barnerville Road, Howes Cave, NY jmkerr@midtel.net kerr@cavernviewantiques.com NEXT ISSUES Convention coverage CALENDAR Vol Page 3 If you have a shape you would like to see profiled, let us know. Dieringer1@aol.com WICA 2013 CONVENTION May 2-5, 2013 CROWNE PLAZA BALTIMORE NORTH HOTEL 2004 Greenspring Drive Timonium, MD for hotel reservations WICA SHOPPE WHITE IRONSTONE: A COLLECTOR S GUIDE Jean Wetherbee, $30.00 WHITE IRONSTONE CHINA, PLATE IDENTIFICATION GUIDE Ernie & Bev Dieringer, $25.95 WHITE IRONSTONE TEAPOTS Ernie & Bev Dieringer, $25.00 WHITE IRONSTONE PITCHERS WHITE IRONSTONE PITCHERS II Ernie & Bev Dieringer, $30.00 each RELIEF-MOLDED JUGS BOOK Volume II Kathy Hughes, $29.00 Single back issues of WHITE IRONSTONE NOTES ON DVD Vol. 1, No. 1 thru Vol. 17, No. 4, $95.00 A savings of $250 over printed issues. Yearly updates will be available. Packing & Shipping Charges Up to $25.00 $4.99 $25.01-$50.00 $5.99 $50.01-$75.00 $8.99 $75.01-$ $10.00 Make check payable to WICA, Inc. and send to: Dave & Karen Klein 1513 Perry St. Davenport, IA whoisbugs@hotmail.com

4 Page 4 Vol BUTTER DISHES In mid-victorian cities and towns butter was sold in chunks cut out of large tubs. Eighty percent of the population lived on farms and churned their own. They sometimes stored butter in spring water to keep it cool and fresh. (It melts at degrees.) I ve been told a small hand churn would produce a chunk that would have fit nicely in a standard size butter dish. Mid-Victorian butter servers for the table were made in silver, blown and pressed glass and ceramic. Ironstone potters made shallow bowls that averaged from 4.50 inches to almost 8 inches in diameter. There are early paneled deep tub shape ones that were made to also hold ice or cold water. (See Figs.1&2) Some of the bowls had a foot under them similar to a small vegetable tureen, but others made the bowl like a low soup dish whose brim was often curved (inverted) to stop the lid from sliding off. Their lids were domed, high enough to not touch the chunk of butter. The lid would help delay rancidity, which is hastened by exposure to light or air, and also helps prevent it from picking up other odors. Bowls were made with a drainer that was perforated with a large center hole to possibly facilitate its removal, and often surrounded by designs of tiny holes. An inner rim was often made for the drainer to rest on (See Fig. 8). A second rim was sometimes made for the domed lid (See Fig. 5). The drainer would also have allowed the butter to sweat. Our modern commercial butters have all of the liquid matter that could ferment the butter removed by centrifugal force. These butter dishes have been found in two sizees. Janet Allers told us that she has had two sizes of Boote s 1851 shape. Also the Moreland collection has two sizes of Pankhurst s Full Rib shape. Full Rib shape is noted for its most unusual form. It is a ribbed melon shape mounted on three raised pad feet and has a liner with a finger hole and an incised floral motif. (See Fig. 11) A few rare larger versions (identical to butter dishes) that are 9 1/4 to 11 inches in diameter, have been described by Jean Wetherbee as hot cake dishes. However in the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ceramics they are described as a muffin dish or a muffineer (not to be confused with the sugar castor of the same name). They all have rounded domed lids and some collectors believe because some have drainers they are just a larger butter dish. Ellen Hill reports that in transfer decorated ironstone muffin dishes are never found with a drainer or rim and that the domed lids have an air hole. A vent hole has never been found on a white one, but an inner rim and liner have. The vent hole would be an asset to a muffin dish in keeping the muffins or hot cakes from getting soggy. Until a bill of sale is found we will never know if the larger white ones were sold as a butter, pancake, hot cake or muffin dishes. We were surprised when looking in our archives of high domed covered soap or vegetable dishes how many of them looked like a butter or muffin dish. Also, we noticed that the large ones with a liner would make a nice sponge bowl. While researching butter dishes in ironstone we found butter molds for individual servings (See Fig. 10) and that in England butter was clarified into a liquid and was served from a butter boat. It was regularly poured on meats, fish and vegetables. (See Fig. 3) Fig. 3, Right: Kew registry #17566 marked Butter Boat. Above: Fig. 1, Rare Cameo Octagon Gothic covered butter tub by James Edwards, registered July 16, Ice or cold water was put in the base to keep butter chilled. Fig. 2. Many Paneled Gothic butter tub with tray. The two tabs hold the notched lid and a hole allowed a wire across the lid to keep it tight. No mark.

5 BUTTER DISHES Vol Page 5 Fig. 4, Boote s1851 shape. Left is 7 1/4 diam. Right is 9 1/2 diam. Both have inner rims for liners. Fig. 5, Unusual drainer with side notches that must be rotated to hold securely. Budded Vine shape. Fig. 6, Ceres Shape. Note raised foot of liner, no inner rim needed. The top rim is for the lid. Fig. 7, Chinese Shape with inner liner that rests on an inner rim. The inverted brim holds the lid. Fig. 8, Gothic 12-Paneled Grape by Hulme & Booth. Note slightly domed drainer. Registered June 11, Fig. 9, Laurel Wreath by Elsmore & Forster. The rim for the lid is shown here. No rim under the drainer which has a perforated star shape. Fig. 10, Individual butter mold with corn and wheat. Fig. 11, Two Full Ribbed butters and a liner.

6 Page 6 Vol BUTTER DISHES Adriatic Shape, Barrow & Co. Atlantic Shape, T. & R. Boote. Atlantic Shape, S. Alcock. Finial is replaced. Baltic Shape, possibly Challinor. Bell Tracery by Holland & Greene. Bellflower by John Edwards. Berlin Swirl by Liddle Elliot. Boote s 1851 shape by T. & R. Boote. Two sizes shown. Bow Knot by J. & G. Meakin. Budded Vine by Meakin & Co. Cable & Bar by J. & G. Meakin.

7 BUTTER DISHES Vol Page 7 Ceres Shape by Elsmore & Forster. See Ceres by E&F on page 5, Fig. 6. Ceres by Turner & Goddard. Chelsea shape by Bishop & Stonier, c Chinese Shape by T. & R. Boote. Chinese Shape by A. Shaw. Corn & Oats by Davenport. Corn & Oats by Wedgwood. Victory Shape/Dolphin by John Edwards. Double Sydenham by S. Hughes & Son. Fig shape by Livesly Powell & Co. Fig/Union Shape by Davenport. Fluted Hops by Pankhurst & Co.

8 Page 8 Vol BUTTER DISHES Fuchsia with Band by Mellor Taylor & Co. Gothic shape butter, unmarked. Ten-paneled Gothic by Meir. Gothic Grape marked J. F. Gothic Octagon unmarked Grand Loop/Loop & Line by Jacob Furnival. 12 Paneled Grape unmarked. Grape Octagon by many potters. Greek Key by J. W. Pankhurst. Heavy Square by Clementson. This shape has been seen in white. Hudson Shape by Homer Laughlin. Huron Shape by W. Adams.

9 BUTTER DISHES Vol Page 9 Hyacinth aka Lily of the Valley by H. Burgess Iona Shape by Powell & Bishop. Ivy Wreath Shape by John Meir & Son. Jumbo Shape butter lid looking for a bottom by Henry Alcock & Co. Leaf & Crossed Ribbon by Livesley Powell & Co. Late Tulip by Wedgwood & Co. Lemon shape by J. Furnival. Memnon Shape by John Meir. New York Shape lid by J. Clementson. Octagon by Holland & Greene. Paneled Grape by Jacob Furnival. Paris Shape by H. Alcock.

10 Page 10 Vol BUTTER DISHES Plain by Cockson & Chetwynd. Plain by J.& G. Meakin. Plain by John Edwards. Plain by Tompkinson Bros & Co. Potomac Shape by W. Baker & Co. Prairie Shape by J. Clementson. President Shape by John Edwards. Prize Puritan by T. J. & J. Mayer. Prize Bloom by T. J. & J. Mayer. Rectangular by unknown. Rhine/Royal by Powell & Bishop. Ribbed Raspberry with Bloom by J. & G. Meakin.

11 Vol Page 11 BUTTER DISHES Ribboned Oak by W. & E. Corn. Scalloped Decagon/Niagara Shape by Davenport & Co. Scotia Shape aka Poppy by F. Jones. Scrolled Bubble by J. W. Pankhurst. Square by T. & R. Boote. Sydenham Shape by T. & R. Boote. Tuscan Shape by John Edwards. Twin Leaves by James Edwards. Unknown shape by Wedgwood & Co. Victor Shape by F. Jones. Washington Shape by John Meir & Co. Wheat & Clover by Tompkinson Bros.

12 Page 12 Vol COCKSCOMB HANDLED TEAWARE ELLEN HILL These six-sided pieces with a pedestal were made early in the period of our ironstone. The handle is a very elaborate ring or loop handle which has been nicknamed cockscomb as it is like a rooster or cocks comb. The tea set breaks several of the so-called rules of tea ware: first, the teapot lid sits directly on the teapot base, not on a little shoulder recessed in the pot, second, there are variations in the shape of the teapot lid and the type of opening on the teapot base see, and third, the sugar handles match the teapot and creamer handle style (usually the sugar handles are quite different.) As far as I know, this style was limited to tea ware no dinner ware, toilet ware or children s pieces were made. The cockscomb handle style was made in white ironstone, (WI), tea leaf, Staffordshire transfer ware, flow blue and mulberry ironstone. The mulberry ironstone was by far the most commonly made. What are the differences between makers of the cockscomb handled pieces? The only real difference is in the size of the ring/loop (kidney shape) opening on the handle: the pieces made by Podmore Walker have a larger opening and are more delicately potted. You can only see the difference if you have two pots to compare before you can compare pieces you need a critical mass of examples (at least 2-3). There are so few WI examples, it was necessary to use transfer pieces I have eleven cockscomb handled teapots, which is why I m writing this article. The finials by all the makers look alike an open flower with a high center bud on a little pedestal very prone to damage or often missing. According to Dale Abrams, the two teapots shown in his TEAPOT book were probably made by Jacob Furnival. Here is a little date chart showing the various makers of cockscomb handled teaware: Maker #patts-fb/mul factory dates Podmore Walker Thomas Furnival Jacob Furnival Thomas Walker Brougham & Mayer Elsmore & Foster The last three potters listed Thomas Walker, Brougham & Mayer and Elsmore & Foster were credited with making a pattern called SIMLA which indeed was made in the cockscomb handle style. I have never seen a signed example in the cockscomb style, but would be willing to wager that any SIMLA pieces were made by Thomas Walker. I believe that the cockscomb handle body style was made early around , so were too early for B&M or E&F. They were probably designed by an unknown modeler and the design was sold to the various potters. Why are the cockscomb handled pieces so rare in white ironstone? 1) Podmore Walker made only two shapes in WI, both were registered in 1856 or 1857 and produced very little plain white. 2) Thomas Furnival was not known to have made any WI. 3) Jacob Furnival made lots of WI in many different shapes, mostly 1850s onward. 4) Thomas Walker did make some WI but only two body styles are documented: Grape Octagon and Classic Gothic and his pieces are usually impressed T WALKER. 5) Again, early potting dates ( ), make any large amount of White Ironstone very unlikely. I believe that Jacob Furnival made the rare pieces with cockscomb handles in both Tea Leaf and White Ironstone. Jacob Furnival was in business in , although the bulk of his designs were rounder, smoother and made later in the potting period. There is one more piece of evidence that points to Jacob Furnival most his pieces, both flat and hollow, have a small impressed letter P on the bottom of the piece. So if you are the lucky owner of a cockscomb handled piece in Tea Leaf or White Ironstone I believe it was made by Jacob Furnival enjoy it!

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14 Page 14 Vol SHOW & TELL Attached is the Frog I wrote to you about. Is it usual or unusual? You probably see these all the time in the East I just thought it was pretty cool. Kris Wagner We have not seen that many frogs either. This one IS pretty cool. It has a nice big interior to hold enough water for the flowers. Carol Fleischman received this woven pattern syrup pitcher for Valentine s Day. Although we have seen many woven shapes this one is a different variation. We took this picture when we had to move our collection to our basement when our living room and dining room were being painted. This represents about 2/3 of our collection. It took several hours to relocate it all to the basement. (Note the path to the electric box.) It took us over a day to wash and return everything to its place. I hope everyone enjoys the photo. Mary Ann Ulmann

15 Vol Page 15 SHOW & TELL Bev & Ernie while at Replacements Limited in Greensboro over Christmas I noticed a coffee pot by Liddle, Elliott & Sons. I am unable to identify the pattern. I am attaching two pictures but you may go to Replacements.com and type in Liddle, Elliott & Sons and it will show the coffee pot. Based on the water pitcher book it appears that the coffee pot is Plain Berlin? Boyd Payne We don t have many examples of Plain Berlin, but this relish/pickle dish on the right showed up and it indeed has the same characteristics as the teapot. The relish is incised with the name Plain Berlin. This oval Sydenham Shape sauce tureen which was listed on ebay piqued Carol Fleischman s interest. The acorn finial and C handles are not common to this Shape. The oval tureens do all have these features but they are reasonably rare. Someone pointed out to us this beaver plate on ebay. First thought was Dominion Shape but that was made by Baker & Co. and especially for the Canadian market. Cochran & Co, Glasgow, probably saw the great success in sales that Baker was having and designed a shape that would sell equally as well. We wonder if they succeeded

16 Page 16 Vol AUCTION ITEMS Washington Shape mug by John Meir & Son. High Relief Floral unmarked pitcher. 16 Paneled Gothic Toddy Bowl by J. W. Harris. Fish Relish by John Moses. High Relief Pitcher, Ruth, Registered 1868.

17 Vol Page 17 Bar Bowl, Knowless Taylor & Knowles. Grape and Leaf handled Fruit Bowl, unknown M. M. Co. Mark. Cupped Hands Bowl, Vodrey & Brothers. Long Octagon Teapot, Pankhurst. Our Daily Bread Tray.

18 Page 18 Vol WANTED: RIBBED RASPBERRY with BLOOM by Meakin PRAIRIE FLOWER SHAPE / FLORAL SHAPE by Boote Any sized pitcher in these 2 patterns. Excellent condition only. Marcia Andrew mkandrew5588@gmail.com PHARAOH S HEAD sugar bowl bottom by J & G Meakin. Patty Hurt, or ajhurtjr@sbglobal.net Looking for any pieces of PANELED LILY by J. W. Pankhurst. David & Karen Klein WANTED: Two elderly Sydenham collectors, SPARE PARTS running out of time, in need of Sided 10 SYDENHAM Soup bowls and Small 5 to 7 sided (or not) plates. Must be in very good to fine condition, home equity money available for immediate purchase. Please call or , the sooner the better. Kris/Don Wagner, dkwagner@paulbunyan.net Looking for a butter dish liner, 5 1/8 diam. Carol Fleischman, or candfl3@juno.com FOR SALE: 1) CURVED GOTHIC butter dish by James Edwards, (see cover) $225 Reg. mark "H", has no chips. The bottom has fine overal crazing and two very fine and tight hairlines from lid retainer to outside edge. 2) PRIZE PURITAN butter dish by T. J. & J. Mayer $ 195 Two piece (has chips on liner retainer) (see on pg. 10) 3) 3 piece GRAPE OCTAGON? butter dish by Hulme & Booth $250 (has multiple chips on dome's edge) (see on pg. 8) Bertica Vasseur, or elmwoodct@aol.com SCALLOPED DECAGON 3 Pc. oval sauce tureen. Davenport. $125 FLORA SHAPE 2 Pc. oval sauce tureen, Wedgwood and Co. $95 plus Shipping. Don or Kris Wagner dkwagner@paulbunyan.net COLLECTORS SHOWCASE David & Karen Klein have gathered quite a representation of Victory Shape also known as Dolphin. This is a John Edwards shape and was probably potted in the 1870s.

19 RAFFLE WICA 2013 RAFFLE 6 CHANCES FOR $5.00 TWO PAGES OF TICKETS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS MAILING YOU CAN PRINT MORE TICKETS ON LINE AT AND SEND YOUR PAYMENT AND ALL TICKETS TO: DAVID KLEIN, 1513 PERRY ST., DAVENPORT, IA Lily of the Valley soap box by James Edwards. Tall Divided Gothic compote By John Alcock. Wheat & Hops vegetable tureen by Edward Pearsons. Walled Octagon coffee pot by Jacob Furnival.

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21 CONVENTION 2013 CROWNE PLAZA BALTIMORE NORTH HOTEL 2004 Greenspring Drive Timonium, MD for reservations WICA CONVENTION Thursday, May 2, 2013 through Sunday, May 5, 2013 The Crowne Plaza is a full service 243 room hotel, conveniently located near I-83, approximately thirty minutes north of the City of Baltimore, Maryland. There are free parking, elevators, internet access, rooms for special needs persons, restaurant, bar/lounge, fitness facility and a morning newspaper. Check-in time begins at 3PM and check-out is at noon. Pets are not allowed in the hotel. WICA s convention space is particularly spacious and private, with all the large function rooms arranged on the perimeters of a long, wide hall. Please make your WICA hotel reservations by April 9, 2013 by calling the front desk at Please mention the White Ironstone China Association to receive the discounted room rate of $105 with applicable taxes per night. For the per night price of $105 the Crowne Plaza was unable to include free breakfast vouchers. THINGS TO DO IN BALTIMORE You may wish to get to the Crowne Plaza early and/or stay after the convention to broaden your horizons by visiting some of the many wonderful landmarks of the City of Baltimore, among them the Walters Art Museum, Oriole Park at Camden Yards (baseball), Fort Mc Henry National Monument (save for our annual WICA trip!), Baltimore Museum of Art, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sherwood Gardens, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum, the Inner Harbor (save for trip too!), and others. Various Baltimore websites offer you other specialties and restaurants worthy of visits. BALTIMORE BUS TRIP AND DINING Friday, May 3, 2013 All WICA attendees are warmly invited to join my husband Wes and me on Friday, May 3, 2013 for an exciting trip which involves a bus, Dodie (an 80 year old comedic tour guide), and cookies and candy, and an afternoon chance to be personally creative. I have just got to quote my new friend, Karen Salamon, owner of Greenspring Tours, Inc. Painted screens, marble steps, steamed crabs, the Star Spangled Banner... The inside scoop on what makes Bawlimer tick. Discover charming maritime neighborhoods in Fells Point and Canton... Baltimore is the birthplace of American railroading and Babe Ruth, Senator Barbara Mikulski and former House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi and the final resting place of Edgar Allan Poe. Baltimore has a water front that spans 7.5 walkable miles. We leave the Crowne Plaza at 9AM on Friday, May 3, 2013 and via bus take in the Inner Harbor, Little Italy, Harbor East, Fells Point, Canton, Mount Vernon with historical and anecdotal highlights. We will visit the new Fort McHenry Visitors Center for a film and exhibits. That is the morning. There are several choices for your lunch time and afternoon arrangements. For me the afternoon must is the National Aquarium at the Inner Harbor. Wes and I plan to purchase tickets on line for the Aquarium in order to avoid waiting in a line for fifteen to thirty minutes. At this printing prices are Adult (ages 12-59) $29.95; Senior (60+) $26.95;Child (ages 3-11) $ There are many luncheon opportunities at the Inner Harbor. Wes and I will probably go to Lenny s Deli or Subway so that we can hurry to the Aquarium. Others may prefer a relaxing seafood luncheon at the Rusty Scupper, a great Inner Harbor restaurant with fabulous water views; the restaurant has an elevator. Afternoon choices are the Maryland Science Center, walking, a water excursion, shopping or people-watching your preference. If one wishes to visit the National Aquarium one will not be able to find time for the Rusty Scupper restaurant. Our bus picks us up at 2:30 at the Visitors Center for a return trip to the Crowne Plaza and a weekend of white ironstone, renewing precious friendships, fabulous speakers, an exhibit of Mason, Morley, Ashworth ironstone and abundant opportunities for ironstone viewing and buying. Bus tour is $35 per person, and lunch and any afternoon activity are additional. YOUR WEEKEND ACTIVITIES First Timers Dorothy Riley Chair Greenspring 3 May 3, :30-5:00PM. Dorothy will welcome, as do we all, WICA members who are attending their first convention. Social Hour/Cash Bar; Welcome Dinner; Program Greenspring 1&2 4:30-8:00PM. Meet friends, bend an elbow if you wish, dine, and hear historian and Davenport ceramics collector Frank Davenport, with the aid of slides, discuss the Confederate commerce raider the CSS Alabama and her large cargo of Davenport and other white ironstone. Wes and I highly recommend Frank, a charming and knowledgeable gentleman who recently visited us in our Delaware home. He likes English Breakfast tea and spice cookies! Frank is a native of London, England, now residing in Haddonfield, New Jersey. We learned a lot from him on patents, ceramics history, other ceramics clubs and the National Archives in Kew, London, England. You have to know what you re looking for! he advised. Show, Tell and Ask Patty Hurt and Rick Nielsen, Chairs Greenspring 1&2 8-9PM. This perennially popular duo presides at the entertaining Show, Tell and Ask. A collector gets to present a rare and sometimes gorgeous (sometimes not so!) iron-

22 stone item, or several. Perhaps the form or mark needs clarification, and many previous ironstone commentaries by presenters have created waves of laughter and teasing. It is always been a favorite of mine! Please Patty at ajhurtjr@sbcglobal.net to tell her what items you will present to the group. Please be prepared to send jpg formatted pictures to her address. Rick does a great job in projecting these jpg s onto a large screen for audience viewing pleasure. Speaking of rare, anyone have a miniature set of Elsmore and Forster s Morning Glory for me? Flea Market & Tops and Bottoms Greenspring PM. Boyd Payne chairs this event, the best chance in the world of finding a lid or other missing part for that lonely, unfulfilled ironstone item in your collection. If collection downsizing has been on your mind, the Flea Market is a timely opportunity for one to rent a table for a mere $18, which is payable via the convention registration form. Questions? Reach Boyd at bpaynejr@triad.rr.com or Raffle; Silent Auction -- To donate white ironstone to the raffle, which helps supports the Education Fund of WICA, Ernie Dieringer at dieringer1@aol.com or call To donate white ironstone for the Silent Auction, please Jim Miller at annemiller010@comcast.net or call him at PROGRAMS Greenspring 1&2. Saturday May 4, :30AM and 1:00PM. Our second esteemed speaker is Ms. Miranda Goodby, Keeper of Ceramics at the Potteries Museum at Stoke-on-Trent, England. On Saturday morning Miranda s topic is Beer Shops and Bread Riots. Changes in technology including limited introduction of steam power and increasing mechanization made a huge impact on the lives of potters men, women and children. Her lecture looks at changes in working and home conditions which included child labor, rising of unions and food riots. Slides will show how potters progressed in their production of beautiful ceramics items, despite privation and extremely limited opportunity for education and personal advancement. Saturday afternoon Miranda will speak on Mason, Etc., a discussion on the C.J. Mason factory. Quoting from the Mason Patent #3724 dated July 31, 1813 (200 years and 2 1/2 months from this weekend!): And be it remembered, that on the Thirty-first day of July, in the year of our Lord 1813, the aforesaid Charles James Mason came before our said Lord the King in His Chancery...whereas His most Excellent Majesty King George the Third did, by His Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date the Twenty-third day of July in the fifty-third year of his reign, give and grant unto me, the said Charles James Mason, His especial license, full power, sole privilege and authority... to make, use, exercise and vend my Invention of A Process for the Improvement of the Manufacture of English Porcelain. A copy of the Mason patent, graciously supplied by a librarian at Delaware s famous Winterthur Museum is in each registration packet for your enjoyment. Carol Fleischman s customary fine display, this year of Mason, Morley and Ashworth ironstone will amplify Miranda s presentation. Please be in touch with Carol at candf13@juno.com or if you can lend any white Masons, which is particularly desired. Saturday Night Social Hour/Cash Bar; Auction Preview; Banquet; Auction Greenspring :30-10:30PM. This year we welcome two new auctioneers from Cordier Auctions and Appraisals of Harrisburg, Pa. Member Ellen Bergner Miller (daughter of members Sue and Roland Bergner) and Dave Cordier are experienced in calling auctions of many kinds of antiques with much time spent with antique ceramics, and we welcome them to this perennial auction favorite. We do know that Ellen is a collector of ironstone; we do not know about Dave. A potential convert to ironstone perhaps? Sunday Sale; May 5, 2013 Greenspring :30AM. Rick Nielsen, chair of the Sunday morning sale, invites you to treat your eyes and brains to an astounding, magical assemblage of white ironstone every piece with a price tag, just longing to travel home with you. Dealer set-up is 7-9AM, and buyers are respectfully asked to wait until the door opens before they plunge into the ballroom. Dealers are asked to pay $25 for each table they rent and may pay via the convention registration form. New this year is a common table, hopefully several of them, available for you who are not typical dealers, but who have one or several white ironstone items for sale. Dealer for a Morning is your new title; take your item or items to the common table or tables, with large labels, clearly marked as to condition, final price, along with your name. Please supply your own wrapping materials. You do not have to linger at the table, which will be supervised by Jane and Wes Diemer; you will, however, have to return to the table at 10:30AM to claim unsold items and your checks. The Diemers are not responsible for misinformation as to condition, accident or any unforeseen problem. Payment to seller must be by check, since the Diemers will be unable to make change. Dealers for a Morning will be charged $5 per item, sold or unsold, which pays for table rentals. You will not find Dealer for a Morning info on the convention registration form. To register or ask questions please contact Jane at or pahbubba@comcast.net. Selling for a morning could be a lot of fun, so please give it a thought. I have a few things on my downsizing list too. A check to cover your Dealer for a Morning item or items ($5 each) may be made out to WICA, Inc. and sent to Jane M. Diemer; 2601 Cayuga Road; Wilmington, Delaware PLEASE SEE AND USE APPROPRIATE FORMS FOR REGISTRATION; SHOW, TELL AND ASK; AUCTION CONSIGNMENT AND SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE IN THIS ISSUE OF WIN. Many thanks to you all. Jane M. Diemer Our new auctioneers, David Cordier and Ellen Bergner-Miller.

23 Our host hotel the Crown Plaza (Baltimore North). A scenic view of Baltimore s Inner Harbor from the Rusty Scupper, restaurant, where trip goers will lunch at the May, 2013 WICA convention. Right is another view of the Inner Harbor. Left is a view of Fort McHenry.

24 Convention Registration Form 19 th Annual WICA Convention May 2-5, 2013 Instructions: Please complete this form to register for the 19 th Annual WICA Convention and related activities and/or to purchase raffle tickets, remit this form and your check made out to WICA Inc. by April 6 th, 2013 to the following address: WICA National Convention 1513 Perry St., Davenport, IA Use the back side for additional registrants. Contact Dave Klein with any questions at: or whoisbugs@hotmail.com Check the appropriate box below to indicate the reason for using this form Convention and event registration with raffle Purchase. Purchase Raffle Tickets only. Remit this form. Please Print Legibly Registrant 1 Registrant 2 Name as on Name Badge Street Address City/State/Zip Code Phone # Home/Cell (H) (C) (H) (C) Address Friday Dinner Stuffed Chicken Breast ( does not contain peanuts ) Stuffed Chicken Breast ( does not contain peanuts ) Saturday Banquet Roast top Sirloin of Beef Roast top Sirloin of Beef Please circle the appropriate responses to the following questions Is this your first WICA National Convention? Yes No Would you care to be a host/hostess for a first time attendee? Yes No Do you plan to participate in Show, Tell and Ask Friday May 3 rd? Send form and photos to Rick Nielsen Yes No Are you consigning or donating items to the auction May 4th? Send form and photos to Jim Kerr Yes No Are you are planning to purchase items from the auction for resale? Yes No If so, to avoid paying sales tax, you must provide WICA With your resale license number and the issuing state License # Issuing State Please circle the nights you plan to stay at the Crown Plaza Hotel, Timonium, MD Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Calculating Registration Fees # X Cost = Total $ X $1 = $ X $5 = $ X $105 = $ WICA Raffle Tickets Individual Tickets - $1 (return raffle tickets with registration) Sheets of 6 Tickets - $5 Convention Registration includes all on-site activities including 1 lunch and 2 dinners... Do you have dietary restrictions? Yes No Describe Meal Registration for Children or non-member Spouses accompanying members at the convention that will be partaking in meals only. X $85 = $ Baltimore; Fort McHenry Tour ( Does not include lunch)- Friday May 3, 2013 X $35 = $ Flea Market & Spare Parts and Sale Friday May 3,2013 Table Rental X $18 = $ WICA Show and Sale Sunday May 5,2013 Table Rental X $25 = $ Total Amount Due (Make check payable to WICA Inc.) $ Host Facility: Crowne Plaza Hotel (Baltimore North) 2004 Greenspring Drive; Timonium, Maryland. Reservations must be made Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (410) prior to April 9th, Remember to mention WICA when making your reservation to insure you get the special rate of $ plus tax, per night. The hotel can accommodate all our members special needs and provides free parking. For more information, go to the website:

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26 19th Annual WICA National Convention Auction Consignment/Donation Agreement Form For Saturday, May 4, 2013 By March 21,2013, please complete and send this form to the Off-Site Auction coordinator Jim Kerr, 818 Barnerville Rd., Howes Cave, NY, Digital images to or photographs sent to the address above. If you have any questions, please contact Jim Kerr or via I hereby agree to consign or donate (as specified below) to WICA, Inc., ( WICA ), the lots of white ironstone china listed below for sale at the 2013 WICA National Convention Auction (the Auction ), under the guidelines and conditions set forth in this Agreement. I certify that I will deliver to WICA each and every lot listed, subject to WICA s right to decline the consignment or donation prior to the Auction. I certify that I am the owner of the listed items and have good title and the right to sell or donate them, free from all encumbrances. I further certify that the information on this form is an accurate and fair description of each lot submitted. I agree to hold harmless the auctioneer and WICA against any claims of the nature referred to in this Agreement. I understand that WICA is entitled to decline to accept the consignment or donation of any of these lots at any time prior to the Auction, in which event I will retain sole ownership of such lot(s). WICA will charge the consignor a fee of 10% of the winning bid. If a consignor chooses to place a reserve on any item there is a $10 non-refundable fee for each reserved item which is due when the consignment form is submitted. Consignor E Mail Address Signature Date Phone # Donation or Consignment Qty Item Include shape, i.e. round, oval, square, rectangular, type of pieces, and dimensions Maker Body Style Circa or Registry Date $10 Fee Per Item Listed w/ Reserve Nonrefundable Reserve Price Amount $ Damage Identify the location and size of chips, flakes, hairlines, spiders, cracks, discoloration, glaze wear, utensil marks, bull s eyes, and repairs. Photo Has an image been sent?

27 Donation or Consignment Qty Item Include shape, i.e. round, oval, square, rectangular, type of pieces, and dimensions Maker Body Style Circa or Registry Date $10 Fee Per Item Listed w/ Reserve Nonrefundable Reserve Price Amount $ Damage Identify the location and size of chips, flakes, hairlines, spiders, cracks, discoloration, glaze wear, utensil marks, bull s eyes, and repairs. Photo Has an image been sent? Damage is an incident which affected the china body or its glaze after manufacture and which cannot be attributed to the manufacturing process. Consignors/donors are to use the following damage guidelines to identify on the Auction Consignment/Donation Agreement Form the condition of the lots consigned. Consignors/donors are to be as detailed as possible when describing damage. Any damage identified during Auction Check-In which was not identified on the agreement will be marked with a blue dot sticker.! " Chips and flakes which are not under the glaze the number and location, i.e. outside rim, inside rim, base rim, handles, finials, foot ring, etc. # Rim roughness: rough surface but no actual chips as large as flakes # Flake: less than ½ long and 1/16 deep # Small chip: less than ¼ long and 1/8 deep # Medium chip: less than ½ long and ¼ deep # Large chip: anything larger than those listed above # Glaze rub or wear occurring after manufacture! " Hairlines, spiders, and cracks which may or may not penetrate a glazed body the number and location such as handle terminals, top rim, base rim, upper body, etc. # Glaze hairline: less than 1 ; does not penetrate body # Small hairline: indistinct; less than 1, penetrates body # Medium hairline: indistinct; between 1 and 2, penetrates body # Long hairline: indistinct; longer than 2, penetrates body # Crack: prominent; any size, a definite separation, penetrates body Total Reserve Fees $ My check # made to WICA is enclosed Damage Definitions " Utensil marks or other wear which affect the gleam of the glaze " Bull s eyes number, size, and location " Discoloration any change in color, identify the size and the location " Restoration and Repairs identify location and type of restoration, i.e. finial re-glued, chip repaired at lip of bowl " Lids and bases which are not the same body style or which are not appropriately sized Non-Damage Characteristics The following characteristics are not to be noted on the Auction Consignment/Donation Agreement Form and will not be further identified as damage by Auction Check-In personnel:! " Stilt marks or damage (chip where the stilt was placed), unless surrounded by discoloration or a bull s eye " Ash or kiln dust embedded in the glaze " Underglaze chips regardless of size " Crazing not accompanied by discoloration " Glaze slips or generally overall poor glaze application " Open glaze bubbles " Glaze blemishes such as pin-head size dots " Glaze roughness which occurred during the manufacturing process " Clay separations, stretch marks, or skips " Appearance of a glaze color other than white, blue, orange (not rust stains), or some other color

28 Schedule at a Glance White Ironstone China Assoc. (WICA) Convention 2013 Crowne Plaza Baltimore North Timonium, Hunt Valley Thursday, May 2, 2013 Saturday, May 4, 2013 Antiquing at leisure 6:45-8:45 Auction Check in Greenspring 3&4 Various times Registration, WICA Shoppe, AM & PM Raffle Tickets, Silent Auction 8:45-9:30 Annual Meeting Chesapeake 1&2 & Alcove Greenspring 1&2 4:00-9:00PM WICA Board Meeting 9:30-10:30 Program (Goodby) Ridgeley 1 Greenspring 1&2 10:30-11:30 Exhibit Friday, May 3, 2013 Greenspring 5 9;00 AM Tour Depart 10:30-11:30 WICA Shoppe, Raffle Tickets, & 3:30-5:30 Silent Auction Chesapeake 1&2 & Alcove Various times Registration, WICA Shoppe, AM & PM Raffle Tickets, Silent Auction Chesapeake 1&2 & Alcove 11:30-1:00 Luncheon Greenspring 1&2 Noon-5:00 Exhibit Set up Greenspring 5 1:00-2:00 Program (Goodby) Greenspring!&2 Noon-5:00 Set up Flea Market and Tops & Bottoms 2:00-3:00 Exhibit Greenspring 4 Greenspring 5 4:30-5:00 First Timers Meeting 3:30-5:00 Tear down exhibit Greenspring 3 3:30-5:00 Preview of WICA Auction 4:30-5:30 Social Hour w/cash bar Greenspring 3&4 5:30-7:00 Welcome Dinner 4:00-7:00 Social Hour & cash bar Greenspring 1&2 5:00-6:30 Banquet, Jean Wetherbee 7:00-8:00 Program (Davenport) Honors Award, Raffle Drawing, Greenspring 1&2 Silent Auction Results Greenspring 1&2 8:00-9:00 Show, Tell & Ask Greenspring 1&2 6:30-10:30 Auction Greenspring 1-4 9:00-10:00 Flea Market and Tops & Bottoms Greenspring 4 Sunday, May 5, :00-9:00 Show & Sale Set up (only exhibitors admitted) Greenspring 1-4 9:00-10:30 WICA Show & Sale Greenspring :30-2:00 WICA Board Meeting Ridgeley 1