WHITE IRONSTONE NOTES VOL. 19, No. 3 WINTER 2013 GRAVY BOATS This cover displays a sampling of the shapes of white ironstone shapes of gravy boats. The drawings are by Ernie Dieringer. The shapes from top left are: Berlin Swirl by Mayer & Elliot, Ceres Shape by Elsmore & Forster, Curved Gothic by Alcock, Eagle by Davenport and also Wedgwood, Fig/Union by Davenport and Wedgwood, Coral aka Fluted Pearl by Wedgwood, Framed Leaf by J. W. Pankhurst, Full Ribbed by J. W. Pankhurst, and Hyacinth by Wedgwood & Co.
Page 2 Vol. 19. 3 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 06896. 203-938-3740 e-mail Dieringer1@aol.com. WICA web page: www.whiteironstonechina.com 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 63006-6052 e-mail: rn1132@earthlink.net Membership year is June 1 st to May 31 st. ADDRESS CHANGES e-mail rn1132@earthlink.net INDEX Pg. 4 Gravy Boats Pg. 12 Area 8 Regional Meeting Pg. 14 Show & Tell Pg. 16 Spare Parts Pg. 16 Collectors Showcase FROM THE EDITOR S DESK We weathered storm Sandy fairly comfortably. Only out of power for five days but a fairly large generator our son in law installed, run most of the evening kept us warm, fed and entertained. We are fifteen miles from the shore so there was no danger of major flooding. Our friend and Board member, Jean Atkinson, does live very near the shore and did get three feet of water in her house. Check out Parts Wanted on page 16. Be sure to check out the page for the white ironstone items that have been put together for this year s Raffle. They are all wonderful and very desirable. Don t miss out on taking chances on possibly winning one. There are two pages of raffle tickets at the end of all the forms. Speaking of the forms, make sure you look through them all. Jane Diemer has written several pages describing what will be available at the 19th Annual WICA Conventionand the places to visit on the pre convention trip. LETTERS Today, I was at a little shop in rural Alabama that has tons of tallow berry which I decorate with the holiday. She always has a few pieces of ironstone and was stopped in my tracks by this. It was 35 dollars, got it and just couldn't wait to ask u about it. It has a blurred Barrow and Co. Mark on the undersurface. It measures about 11 inches long and wonder what the shape is and if it might be a master relish. Help please!!! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!Charles ********************************* Charles- The only shapes that Barrow & Co. has made that we know of are Grape Octagon and Adriatic. This relish or desert dish is new to us and combines many motifs of a variety of shapes. The open work handles make it very unusual and wonderful.it may be part of a desert service that could have included a compote a tazza and a cake dish with serving plates. What fun it is to know that after 50 years of collecting there are new pieces still popping up! Will ask Rick Neilsen if he is familiar with the shape. He has a lot of Barrow & Co in his collection. ********************************* THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE OF WHITE IRONSTONE CHINA FROM A TO Z adds to the vast material Jean Wetherbee compiled in her last book, WHITE IRONSTONE: A COLLEC- TOR S GUIDE, the bible for collectors of white ironstone. This brand new book is a comprehensive illustrated alphabetical list of known shapes of white ironstone, focusing on dinner, tea and toilet services. Many new shapes and shape names were discovered in 2011 at the National Archives holdings at Kew in London, England; these are included. There are two indices a index of popularly known shape names as well as shape names ascribed by potters at the times of registrations; there is a potters index as well, listing all of their presently known shapes
NEXT ISSUES Vol. 19. 3 Page 3 If you have a shape you would like to see profiled, let us know. Dieringer1@aol.com CALENDAR or patterns. Many of these shapes have been more extensively researched and illustrated in the WHITE IRONSTONE NOTES (Vols. 1-18). $45.00 and 3.99 shipping PRESIDENT S LETTER As I prepare this letter, the holidays are quickly approaching. Christmas cards are being addressed and plans for family gatherings are taking place. It is also the time when we think of our WICA family and hope that each of you is well and looking forward to the new year. Planning for the 2013 Convention is going well with many members working to make it another memorable one. Please refer to convention information elsewhere in this issue. We look forward to being with you in Maryland. I now want to alert you to a topic that is of great concern to your WICA Board. It is becoming increasingly difficult to find members willing to participate in WICA governance. We have a core of hardworking members who keep the club functioning, but need more members willing to step up and serve as board members and officers. I am not blowing in the wind. This is a real problem. On a happier note, the acceptance of The Illustrated Guide of White Ironstone China from A-Z has been quite wonderful. If you have not yet gotten this great publication, I urge you to do so. It is an exemplary work! Enough for now. Have a Happy New Year and happy collecting of our lovely white stuff! Harry M. Shop for White Ironstone 365 days a year at Cavern View Antiques Visit our web site at www.cavernviewantiques.com 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 12092 518-296-8052 jmkerr@midtel.net kerr@cavernviewantiques.com WICA 2013 May 2-5, 2013 CROWNE PLAZA BALTIMORE NORTH HOTEL 2004 Greenspring Drive Timonium, MD 21093 1-410-252-7373 for reservations WICA SHOPPE WHITE IRONSTONE: A COLLECTOR S GUIDE Jean Wetherbee, $30.00 WHITE IRONSTONE CHINA, PLATE IDENTIFICATION GUIDE 1840-1890 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-$100.00 $10.00 Make check payable to WICA, Inc. and send to: Dave & Karen Klein 1513 Perry St. Davenport, IA 52803 563-449 4908 whoisbugs@hotmail.com
Page 4 Vol. 19. 3 GRAVY BOATS WHITE IRONSTONE CHINA GRAVY BOATS A gravy or sauce boat is a boat-shaped pitcher with a lip and handle from which gravy or sauce is served. Some boat shaped pitchers have been identified as being used since ancient times. The modern use of gravy boats probably derived from fashion in the late 17th century French Court when a nouvelle cuisine in which reduction sauces were served in silver boats to accompany meat, vegetable and desert dishes. These sauces could be served either hot or cold often in a sauce tureen or the newly revived sauce boat. French fashion was highly influential in 18th century England where by1750 such sauce boats were copied in English silver (see Fig. 1). More elaborate late Victorian silver designs were made, similar to those of embossed ironstone (see Fig. 2). Early English ceramic versions were included in cream ware and pearl ware dinner services. Later white ironstone china services included two gravy boats and also two sauce tureens. Many boats had matching trays and a few that were attached. The sauce tureen trays often are the same and are interchangeable with a gravy boat. The tray was intended to catch any dripping sauce as it was passed at the dinner table. Gravy boats were also made with double handles and double pour spouts. (Fig. 3) The child s size dinner sets also included a pair of gravies. (Fig. 4 & 5) Fig. 1 above. English sterling silver Fig. 4 above. Bulbous Octagon partial child s set by Pankhurst. Fig. 2 above. Reed & Barton, c. 1875. Fig. 3 above. Unknown potter. Fig. 5 above. Minton s child-size dinner service (no shape name). Notice the gravy boats saucr and soup tureens all have four feet.
Vol. 19. 3 Page 5 GRAVY BOATS Arabesque, Livesley & Davis, c. 1867-71. Arched Wheat, R. Cochran & Co. after 1860. Athens Shape, Podemore Walker & Co., reg. 1857. Atlantic Shape, T. & R. Boote, c.1858. Balanced Vine, Clementson Bros, reg. 1867. Bell Flower, John Edwards, c. 1860. Berlin Swirl, Mayer & Elliot, c. 1856. Boote s 1851 shape, T. & R. Boote, reg. 1851. Bordered Fuchsia, A Shaw, c. 1860s. Bordered Hyacinth, W. Baker & Co. c. 1860s. Bow & Tassel, Burgess & Goddard, c. 1878. Brittania, Powell & Bishop, c. 1878.
Page 6 Vol. 19. 3 GRAVY BOATS Budded Vine, J. & G. Meakin, c. 1869. Cable & Ring aka Cable & Bar, Cockson & Chetwyn, c. 1870s. Centennial, W. & E. Corn, reg.1874. Ceres Shape, Elsmore & Forster, reg. 1859. Chain of Tulips, J.& G. Meakin, c. 1860s. Chinese Shape, possibly T. & R. Boote. Citron, J. Clementson, reg. 1864. Classic Gothic, I. Meier & Son, 1840s. Classic Gothic, Wedgwood, 1840s. Columbia Shape, Challinor, reg. 1855. Columbia Shape, Clementson, reg. 1855. Coral/Fluted Pearl, Wedgwood, reg. 1847.
Vol. 19. 3 Page 7 GRAVY BOATS Corn & Oats, Davenport and Wedgwood, reg. 1863. Unknown plain shape, Elsmore & Forster, c. 1870. Curved Gothic, Davenport. c. 1840s. Curved Gothic, James Edwards, reg. 1843. Curved Gothic, Phillips, c. 1840s. Curved Gothic Swan handle, no mark, c. 1840s. Curved Gothic, T. J. & J. Mayer, Reg. 1847. DeSoto Shape, Thomas Hughes, reg. 1855. Double Sydenham aka Wrapped Sydenham, A. Shaw, c. 1855. Dover Shape, J. Furnival, reg. 1861. Eagle handle, Davenport and Wedgwood probably 1850s. Eagle, Pratt & Simpson. Reg. 1878.
Page 8 Vol. 19. 3 GRAVY BOATS Early Swirl and undertray, Francis Morley, reg. 1845. Fig/Union Shape, Davenport and Wedgwood, reg. 1856. Fluted Panels, Beardmore & Dawson, reg. 1853. Forget Me Not, Challinor, 1860s. Framed Leaf, J. W. Pankhurst, 1850s. Fuchsia, J. & G. Meakin. c. 1860s. Full Ribbed, J. W. Pankhurst. c. 1850s. Grand Loop, Jacob Furnival, c.1850s. Grand Loop aka Loop & Line, possibly Pankhurst. Grape Octagon, E Challinor and many other potters, reg. 1851. Greek Key, J. W. Pankhurst, reg. 1863.
Vol. 19. 3 Page 9 GRAVY BOATS Hidden Motif, Jacob Furnival, 1860s. Hill Shape, Clementson, reg. 1860. Hyacinth. Wedgwood & Co., 1860s. Iona Shape, Powell & Bishop, c. 1880. Ivy Wreath Shape, I Meir & Son., reg. 1860. Jumbo Shape, Henry Alcock, 1860s. LaFayette Shape, Clementson, c. 1860s. Laurel Wreath aka Victory Shape, Elsmore & Forster, reg. 1867. Memnon Shape, I Meir & Son, reg. 1857. Olympic Shape, James Edwards & Son, 1865. Oriental Shape, W. & E. Corn, c. 1860s. Paneled Columbia, potter not known, c. 1857.
Page 10 Vol. 19. 3 GRAVY BOATS Paris Shape, John Alcock, reg. 1857. Prairie Flower, T. & R. Boote, 1862. President Shape by John Edwards, reg. 1855. Prize Bloom, T. J. & J. Mayer, reg. 1853. Prize Medal, T. J. & J. Mayer, reg. 1851. Quartered Rose, Jacob Furnival, c. 1860s. Ribbed Chain, J. W. Pankhurst. c. 1860s. Ribboned Oak & Acorn, W. & E. Corn, 1878. Scalloped Decagon, Davenport and also Wedgwood, reg. 1853. Scrolled Bubble, J. W. Pankhurst, c. 1850s. Sevres Shape, John Edwards, c. 1860s. Sharon Arch, Davenport and also Wedgwood, reg. 1861.
Vol. 19. 3 Page 11 GRAVY BOATS Square Rosebud, James Edwards, reg. 1848. St. Louis Shape, John Edwards. reg. 1858. Stafford Shape and Trent Shape, J Alcock, reg.1855. Sydenham Shape, T. & R. Boote, 1853. Split Pod, James Edwards, 1865. Twin Leaves, James Edwards, reg. 1851. Union Shape, T. & R. Boote, reg. 1856. Vintage Shape, E. & C. Challinor, 1860s. Walled Octagon, Jacob Furnival, c. 1850. Wheat & Clover, Turner & Tompkinson, 1860s. Wheat & Hops, J. &G. Meakin and many other potters, 1860s. Wheat, Jacob Furnival, c. 1860s.
Page 12 Vol. 19. 3 REGION 8 MEETING OCTOBER 12, 2012 Although it was a tiny bit cold, it was a beautiful day to have a regional meeting at the Moreland s Spencertown, New York home on October 13th. Tom and Olga invented a way to display ironstone so that it could be easily viewed. Most of the chamber pots were placed on the new driveway s raised turnaround wall. The waterfall wall hosted many ewer and basin sets and the path down to the small mill pond was delineated by platters in graduated sizes, the smallest at the very bottom.
Vol. 19. 3 Page 13 Above: 63 platters, 12 of which are well & tree, make a path down to the mill pond. Below: 77 teapots filled the top of the pool table.
Page 14 Vol. 19. 3 SHOW & TELL Jane Diemer, who is avidly collecting Curved Gothic ironstone, recently sent this picture of a small 10 inch long Curved Gothic platter by James Edwards. We can certainly see the attraction and covet this small wonder. Jane used the small jug for size comparison. This Bridgewood & Son mark hasn t been seen before. Kowalsky s Encyclopedia of Marks notes that for Bridgewood marks, the words Porcelain Opaque were used between 1859 and 1864. The mark was found on the plain teapot below. A recent acquisition by Jane Diemer is this extraordinary 1840s Mason s pickle dish.
Vol. 19. 3 Page 15 SHOW & TELL Heather and Paul Diamond showed two face pitchers at the Region 8 meeting. The smaller one we had seen before in Wetherbee s Collector s Guide. On page 199 she called it her favorite Grotesque jug. The larger one was new to us and was probably meant as a wine jug. A Long Octagon sugar bowl with a delightful blue printed mark dated 1847, was shown at the Region 8 meeting. In case it is hard to read, The Cambridge Market Hotel was owned by Z. B. Porter. Porter Square, Cambridge, was named for him as was the Porterhouse steak. See Vol. 19. 2, page 17 for more information on this sugar bowl.
Page 16 Vol. 19. 3 WANTED MORNING GLORY mug, creamer, punch bowl and basin, IVY WREATH sauce tureen, CORN AND OATS upright toothbrush and punch cup, BERLIN SWIRL mug, FIG/UNION punch cup. Soup tureen underplates to: SCROLLED BUBBLE, NEW YORK and ATHENS. Bill & Carol Lancaster, 608 325 5724 lancastermonroe@charter.net -------------------------------------------------- ATHENS SHAPE plate by Podemore & Walker 9 3/4 diam. to replace one broken in storm Sandy. Everything else floated. Jean Atkinson, atkinson@verizon.net -------------------------------------------------- SPARE PARTS All SYDENHAM 10 soup bowls (SIDED) will buy SIDED or trade round for sided. Small dessert/bread plates, 6-7 sided or round. Potty lid, SIDED 8 3/4 (outside diameter) waste jar. Don or Kris Wagner, 218 586 2776 or dkwagner@paulbunyan.net -------------------------------------------------- CHAIN O TULIPS J&G Meakin basin bowl and toothbrush box. Also the Waste Jar. Debra Vessels, 806 886 2768 or e-mail dvessels@cableone.net -------------------------------------------------- Wanted - White ironstone plates in good condition in the size range of 8-9 3/4 inches - not plain or Ceres Shape. Marie Maguire, 949 439 0323 or e-mail hollyln@sprintmail.com -------------------------------------------------- GOTHIC ROSE soup tureen, SYDEN- HAM covered hot toddy bowl. Dave Klein, 563 940 9402 or e-mail whoisbugs@hotmail.com -------------------------------------------------- FOR SALE SYDENHAM large soup tureen with underplate. (3 pc.) Don or Kris Wagner, 218 586 2776 or dkwagner@paulbunyan.net -------------------------------------------------- COLLECTORS SHOWCASE This is a child s food warmer dish, six inches in diameter, probably from the 1920s. It really needs to be seen in person to be fully appreciated. A very utilitarian object but with a certain presence. Most of you know these objects but for the few that don t, hot but not scalding, water is poured in the hole which fills the hollow area in the bottom and then the cork is replaced. This dish was used for a short time when we worried that the child wouldn t eat cold food.
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CONVENTION 2013 CROWNE PLAZA BALTIMORE NORTH HOTEL 2004 Greenspring Drive Timonium, MD 21093 1-410-252-7373 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 1-410-252-7373. 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) $20.95. 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, 2013 4:30-5:00PM. 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-
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 email 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 email 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 4 9-10PM. 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 1-336227-7377. Raffle; Silent Auction -- To donate white ironstone to the raffle, which helps supports the Education Fund of WICA, email Ernie Dieringer at dieringer1@aol.com or call 1-203-938-3740. To donate white ironstone for the Silent Auction, please email Jim Miller at annemiller010@comcast.net or call him at 815-664- 2450. PROGRAMS Greenspring 1&2. Saturday May 4, 2013 9:30AM 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 815-723-0904 if you can lend any white Masons, which is particularly desired. Saturday Night Social Hour/Cash Bar; Auction Preview; Banquet; Auction Greenspring 1-4 -- 3:30-10:30PM. 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 1-4 9-10:30AM. 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 1-302-475-7412 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 19810. 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.
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.
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 52803. Use the back side for additional registrants. Contact Dave Klein with any questions at: 563-449- 4908 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) Email 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. E.S.T. @ (410) 252-7373 prior to April 9th, 2013. Remember to mention WICA when making your reservation to insure you get the special rate of $105.00 plus tax, per night. The hotel can accommodate all our members special needs and provides free parking. For more information, go to the website: www.crowneplaza.com/timonium
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, 12092. Digital images to JMKerr@midtel.net or photographs sent to the address above. If you have any questions, please contact Jim Kerr 518-296-8052 or via e-mail jmkerr@midtel.net 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?
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
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, 2013 7:00-9:00 Show & Sale Set up (only exhibitors admitted) Greenspring 1-4 9:00-10:30 WICA Show & Sale Greenspring 1-4 11:30-2:00 WICA Board Meeting Ridgeley 1