WHITE IRONSTONE NOTES VOL. 15 No. 2 FALL 2008 FOOT BATHS Our main article in this issue is about foot baths. The modelers of ironstone shapes lavished an extra measure of elegance on these utlilitarian vessels. Perhaps this is evident because of their monumental size compared to other pieces in the chamber set. In any event, we hope you enjoy this profile. First row across: Adriatic Shape, Ceres Shape, Chinese Shape. Second row: Classic Gothic, Fig/Union Shape, Framed Leaf. Third row: J.F. Gothic, New York Shape, President Shape. Fourth row: Primary, Scalloped Decagon/Cambridge Shape, Wheat & Hops.
Page 2 Vol. 15, No. 2 WICA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Tom Moreland, President Harry Moseley,Vice President Cindy Barber, Secretary Craig Mattice, Treasurer Dale Abrams Denise Andre Ted Brockey Bev Dieringer Elsie Freeman Finch Jean Gortzig Bob Hohl David Klein Olga Moreland Honorary Lifetime Member Jean Wetherbee The WHITE IRONSTONE CHINA ASSOCI- ATION, 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). Non-members, $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 or ADDRESS CHANGES Send $30 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. INDEX Pg. 4 Footbaths Pg. 12 Ironstone at Appomattox Pg. 14 Show & Tell Pg. 16 A Collection of Children s Pieces Pg. 18 Parts Wanted Pg. 18 Collectors Showcase FROM THE EDITOR S DESK This issue of Notes has two articles suggested and sent in by our members. One was suggested by Gloria Weatherby whose nephews (also WICA members) had just visited Appomattox and taken a lot of pictures of the ironstone there. The other was a lovely small article by Carol Fleischman, on her journey of collecting children s white ironstone. We hope you will enjoy these articles and that some of our other membes will be inspired to send in their ironstone stories. Daryl Spadaccini alerted us to a Ceres Shape ewer by Elsmore & Forster listed on ebay. We wondered why until we read that the ewer was measured at 14 tall, and saw that it was very elongated. I don t think we have ever seen a pitcher at that size in any Shape. The auction ended on July 3rd. We don t know what it fetched or if a WICA member won it. We would love to know. ********************************* LETTERS Bert and Ernie. Made a new shop web album because son in law is trying to set me up with a web page. Thought you might enjoy. Janet Knorr http://picasaweb.google.com/janetknorr33/20080726shopphotos7262008f orwebalbum ********************************* If you can copy that long web address, you will be treated to many photos of the white treasures that Janet has for sale in her shop. Thank goodness for sons-inlaw. Janet enjoys calling us Bert and Ernie and then signs her letters, Cookie Monster. ********************************* Rick Nielsen usually sends out an e-mail to all our members that have given their e-mail addresses. This is a great way for our members to get timely information about things that are happening that are of interest to our members. Please be sure to give your e-mail to him so that you don t miss out. His quarterly e-mil is to inform you that the most recent Newsletter has been put on the Members Only part of the website. This gives you a chance to look at it before you receive your hard-copy. We thought you might enjoy his letter which reminds you of the passwords to enter the Members Only section. ********************************* I am glad to say that the latest edition of the newsletter is available on-line on the members only website. As a reminder, user name is jacob and the password is furnival. While you are on the website, click on the newest addition to our Members Only website, the teapot identification guide is now available to you for easy identification by shape, name or by body characteristic. Surf around a bit to see many teapots you might be looking for. We think this is just the kind of reference material you want and now it's just a click away. Rick Nielsen ********************************* Attached is a picture of an H. Alcock ewer & basin. I took the picture with my phone camera this past weekend in Lynchburg Va. I am unable to identify the pattern. The mark is in Kowalsky on page 89 the one on the far right with Royal above it and England at the bottom. I could not find it in the pitcher book but might have overlooked it. Do you think it might be after 1890? It looks Gothic but with England added I don t know. Boyd Payne ********************************* You are right that it dates to the 1880s. The design of the shape is very nice including the Octagonal basin. We don t have a name for this shape but we wish we had a picture of the ewer when we were putting together the Pitcher Book. ********************************* Dear Ernie, My mom showed you a picture of this
pitcher at the WICA Convention and you indicated that you hadn't seen one like it before. I have attached several photos for you and can send glossy photos in the mail if you would like. I think it is a very pretty piece of Johnson Brothers turn of the century ironstone and would love to know what it is if you know! I hope this will add to your archives of white ironstone. Sincerely, Jeneen Berry Charlotte, North Carolina ********************************* Johnson Bros. was a very long-lived potery, 1883 to 1968. They made hundreds of shapes over time and we have very little hope of researching many of them. This is a very attractive shape from the turn of the century and it will be added to the WICA archives. Thank you. ********************************* CONVENTION 2009 LADLE & SUGAR BOWL EXHIBITS Chautauqua Suites Meeting & Expo Center, Mayville, New York You are invited to participate in the Convention s two planned exhibits of collectors ironstone. The exhibits will support the Ladle presentation by Olga Moreland and the Sugar Bowl presentation by Ellen Hill. Jeanne Atkinson is the chairperson for the Ladle Exhibit. Please complete the enclosed Ladles Information Gathering and Display Participation Form and submit it along with photos by January 15, 2009. Ladle makers and body styles are not always easy to identify and a good amount of time will be required to identify the ladles for all known body styles. Ladles may be for soup, sauce, or chowder tureens and punch, toddy, or syllabub bowls. Do you have a rare miniature ladle for a child s dinner set or a mustard pot? Jeanne may be e-mailed at jeanne.atkinson@verizon.net. If you need to speak to her, call her office weekdays; the telephone number is 212-869-4610. Janice Stork and Carol Fleischman are chairing the Sugar Bowl Exhibit. They hope to have all known white ironstone body styles represented and the various sizes of sugar bowls for each. Contact Janice at rljaslov@earthlink.net, telephone 269-641-2414 or Carol at candf13@juno.com, telephone 815-723- 0904 to let them know what you can bring for the exhibit. Also, please send ladle and sugar bowl photos to the Dieringer s at dieringer1@aol.com for WICA s archives and use in White Ironstone Notes. Adele Armbruster 734-453-2390 CALENDAR September 20, 2008, Region 4 Regional hosted by Don & Kris Wagner & Bill & Carol Lancaster. 218-586-2776 dkwagner@paulbunyan.net October 11, 2008, Region 7 Regional hosted by Bob & Bonne Hohl. 610-775-2240, bonneflo@aol.com November 1, 2008 Board meeting Pittsburgh, PA Vol. 15, No. 2 Page 3 NEXT ISSUES We will be profiling the several Framed Leaf Shapes. May 1-3, 2009, WICA Convention, Chataqua, New York, Adele Armbruster, Chairwoman WICA SHOPPE BOOKS 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 are available to members only at $7.50 each. Volume 1 has 3 issues. Volumes 2 through 15 have 4 issues each. 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 563-514-7116 rvman@mchsi.com
Page 4 Vol. 15, No. 2 FOOTBATHS WHITE IRONSTONE FOOT BATHS Bath tubs as well as foot baths are recorded in ancient China, Egypt and Greece. A late 5th century BC Greek footbath shown here is from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. It is a bronze shallow basin with handles resting on a footed stand. Bathing and soaking feet has since ancient times been considered both hygienic and palliative. A large number of herbs and exotic oils were and are still used in modern spas to sooth - and are said to cure everything from migraines to eczema. The bronze and ceramic footbaths of history have evolved into plastic molded spaceship like shapes. They are electronic marvels that warm the feet while vibrating and massaging them with jet bubbles. The Victorians made ceramic foot baths as special order pieces and a part of matching chamber sets. Ironstone was especially suited to this heavy tub like form. Foot baths were some of the largest ironstone pieces fired in the old bottle kilns. And we know from Audrey Dudson s Cheese Dish book that the skill of a master kiln s man was needed to fire them as well as the large cheese domes. They must have been costly. White ironstone foot baths are usually from 15 1/2 to 20 inches long - 11 to 14 inches wide and at least 7 to 9 1/4 inches tall. They are found in Paneled Octagon and a variety of ribbed and plain rounded oval tub shapes. The late plain vertical walled oval ones took their form from banded wooden tubs with screwed on handles. (See illus. bottom pg. 9) Foot baths are not commonly found. We collectors never thought we would see one in Ceres shape by Elsmore & Forster or the highly collectable Fig/Union, Columbia, or President Shapes, but examples of all of these shapes have been found in the past few years. It is odd that foot baths in T&R Boote s most popular Sydenham and 1851 shapes have yet to be discovered. An old recipe for a foot bath. Sage 1 oz. - Red Oak Bark 3 oz. - Quillaya Bark 1 oz. - Snake Plantain 1oz. Mix well using herbs especially cut for a tea. Directions: Take three tablespoons of the mixed herbs and 2 tablespoons of Borax (to soften the water) and place in water of sufficient quantity to make a foot bath. Boil slowly for about five minutes, then strain and soak the feet in the decoction for about ten minutes. A Chiropractor gave us this remedy for a migraine headache Soak feet in very warm water while holding ice wrapped in a towel against the back of the neck.
Vol. 15, No. 2 Page 5 Adriatic Shape by Barrow & Co. (Lowe photo & coll.) Sydenham-type by the U.S. Pottery Co., in Bennington, Vermont. (Tudor coll.) Ceres Shape by Elsmore & Forster. Ulmann coll.) Chinese Shape by A. Shaw. (Lowe photo & coll.) Grape Octagon shape with lolling kitty. Maker unknown but there are at least eighteen makers of this shape. (Parmer photo & coll.)
Page 6 Vol. 15, No. 2 Columbia with an impressed oval Clementson mark, 18 long. (Torgerson coll.) Fluted Panels foot bath by James Edwards, as seen in Wetherbee s Collector s Guide. Fig/Union foot bath. Probably by Davenport or Wedgwood. (Ticehurst photos & coll.) James Edwards Full Panel Gothic foot bath. The top view is outstanding. There is a James Edwards Paneled ewer with a slightly pinched neck and a rim whose lip resembles the rim on this footbath. It was registered March 30, 1847. (Pitcher Book I, pg. 11) (Diamond photos & coll.)
Vol. 15, No. 2 Page 7 Framed Leaf by Pankhurst. The handles are an exceptionally fine design. (Dieringer coll.) Wheat & Hops shape, 20 handle to handle,13 wide, blurred mark, probably J. & G. Meakin. (Diamond coll.) Classic Gothic by J.F. (Stork coll.) Maddock s Pear by John Maddock.
Page 8 Vol. 15, No. 2 New York Shape by J. Clementson. (Lowe photo & coll.) President Shape by John Edwards. (Blume coll.) Plain foot bath with line, unmarked. (Lowe photo & coll.) Scalloped Decagon/Cambridge Shape by Wedgwood or Davenport. (Moreland coll.) Primary Gothic by Wedgwood, 20 3/4 by 12 3/4, handle to handle. (Diamonds photo & coll.) Primary Single Line foot bath.
Vol. 15, No. 2 Page 9 Unsure of the mark but the handles have marinelike creatures (possibly dolphins) holding a bar. Oval Barrel Banded footbath. Banded foot bath marked Wedgwood and detail of handle. Barrel-shaped foot bath marked Wedgwood. A detail under the handle of three facsimile screws impressed in the clay. This celebrates the industrial age of the late1800s.
Page 10 Vol. 15, No. 2 Dadenville footbath. Mark not yet found in books. Mercer Pottery 16 3/4 by 14 makes this foot bath smaller than most. (Lowe photo & coll.) Hebe-like shape foot bath by W. Ridgway. Quartz China is a name we have not seen before. (Gosselin/Vasseur photos & coll.) Oval-shaped foot bath by Trenton Pottery. Six-Panel Trumpet by J. W. Pankhurst. There are actually eight panels on this piece, but the name was given before an item like this was seen. (Torgerson photo & coll.)
Vol. 15, No. 2 Page 11 This is a shape we have never seen by James Edwards. There is an impressed James Edwards, Dalehall mark. A subtle rib on either side of the leaves frames an otherwise plain body. It may be a Draped Leaf shape. See page 55 of the Pitcher Book. Reg. Sept. 1, 1859. (Torgerson coll.) Wild Rose Twig by James Edwards (Gosselin/Vasseur photos & coll.) A photo of the sea floor where we counted eight Maddock s Pear foot baths (see pg. 7) and as many waste jars in the same pattern. This is a detail of the photo. The wreck is the Republic, a Post Civil War ship that went down with millions in gold coins. More about this in a future newsletter.
Page 12 Vol. 15, No. 2 WHITE IRONSTONE AT APPOMATTOX Appomattox Court House, Virginia, a National Park, is where the Mclean home, site of the surrender by General Robert E. Lee, ended the Civil War on April 9, 1865. WICA members George Baker and Jim French visited this site and took pictures of the white ironstone that decorates the house. We remembered hearing that Shirly and Ira Parmer had supplied many articles to furnish the Mclean home so we asked Shirley and she replied: Yes, all of the ironstone there was from us as well as some other items. Our original contact with the National Parks was at an antique show where I had a complete set of Paneled Grape, full service for 8 with all the teapots, veggies, etc and they bought it all and then called me for other projects after that. Some of the places, we only procured the ironstone and others we also got some other pieces for them. From upper right, clockwise: Dining table showing among other items, the Ceres Shape serving pieces and plates. A wider view of the dining room. A corner of the kitchen. The parlor with a Ceres Shape tea service.
Vol. 15, No. 2 Page 13 A bright and cheery bedroom and the ubiquitous covered potty. That potty turned out to be Laurel Wreath Shape. How elegant! A very welcoming bath and vanity set all ready to make someone feel clean and comfortable. A Ceres ewer and basin on display in the country store. All photos courtesy of George Baker and Jim French.
Page 14 Vol. 15, No. 2 SHOW & TELL Dorothy Riley was able to find this Prunis Blossom teapot by Henry Alcock and then find the same teapot without any embossment. These teapots were in the Alcock display at the last convention. Dave Klein acquired the taller cheese dome at our WICA Convention and then found the shorter dome later. There is a faintly impressed diamond registry and he could only see three of the four corners. T at the top for 1867, 5 at the right for the day and 6 on the bottom for the parcel number. Using Cushion s Book of Registered Marks, the only listing that matches is for March and the potter was Powell & Bishop. We included this piece at the left because T. J. & J. Mayer is one of our favorite potters. We think it is a sugar bowl and it may have been used as one because there are many chips visible on the rim.
Vol. 15, No. 2 Page 15 SHOW & TELL Cork, Edge & Malkin, were in business form 1860 to 1871. Jeff Dickeson says this shape is generally known as Shaw s Pear. Ridgway, Bates & Co. (1856-58) also made this shape. Jeff Dickeson sent these photos of a Flowering Vine toothbrush box. (See pg 120 of Collector s Guide) Jean Wetherbee had not seen a piece with a mark, but Jeff s piece is clearly marked. Cotton & Barrow are the only potters that could be CB of the right time. Dave Klein found this diminutive salt container shown about life size at 2 1/2 It is clearly marked Copeland. Some call these master salts because there was usually only one on the table.
Page 16 Vol. 15, No. 2 A CHILDREN S IRONSTONE COLLECTION I guess my passion for children s pieces started much later than most other collectors. For many years, I hadn t seen any children s dishes other than those shown in Jean s books. The first set we actually saw for sale was a beautiful Ceres tea set by Elsmore & Forster at the York Antique Show in 1994. All we could do at that time was look and wish. The next year Frank bought me a 10 piece set of J. & G. Meakin s Small Rib. From that first set our collection has grown to 40 patterns and of course, we continue to look for more. Many times we have started a new pattern with only a plate or another single piece. Slowly picking up more pieces of that pattern, Then we joined the 20th Century and bought our first computer and discovered ebay. There we were able to buy whole tea sets and found a partial dinner set. One pattern that was acquired piece by piece was an unmarked teapot with a very interesting body style. At a later date some cups and saucers cane up for sale, the only good photo of the pattern were on the saucers. I bought them and found out the seller was Gloria Weatherby. When I received them, I found they did indeed match the teapot previously purchased. Sometime later some plates were found, I still don t know who made them or the pattern, I call it Squat/Fern. Another unusual find was a tea and sugar lid in Paneled Grape with the ring finial instead of the grape cluster seen on the other Paneled Grape child s pieces. Both of the new lids fits the English version. When you see our collection, you will notice a few pieces with some color detail on them. Even though White Ironstone is our first choice, there will be some variations in transfer, sprig ware or luster that compliment the body style made in White Ironstone first, then because of the trend of the day colors were applied. One example is in Paneled Grape. We have the small version, which I have been told is by Bennington, and the larger set being English. We found a tea set with green grapes on it. Earlier this year we saw the transfer pattern marked in the adult-size dinner set by J.F. Which, as many know is my favorite potter. Frank often asks me Now what pattern do you really want to find? I can t answer with a particular pattern, but if it s marked J.F. that will be at the top of my wish list! A pattern I would like to complete is H. Burgess Lily Shape. We have 2 cups and saucers. I can only imagine that the rest of the set will be as nice. Another recent partial find was the waste bowl and saucer for W. E. Corn;s Oriental Shape. Luckily, the dealer thought it was a cup and saucer and I was able to get the 2 pieces for $10.00! Of course, the super finds are few and far between. When we started to acquire more children s tea sets, I wanted to display them with the adult-size teapots. Space soon became a problem, so I decided to use my Grandmother s china cabinet and bought an old lawyer s bookcase to display most of the children s pieces alone. Even though we might have to buy another bookcase to display any new pieces. Carol Fleischman Fig Union Shape teaset. Prairie Shape creamer & teapot. Atlantic A teaset. Grandmother s China cabinet at the left and the Lawyer s bookcase below. A wonderful illustration of how much of a collection can be displayed in a small space.
Vol. 15, No. 2 Page 17 Lily of the Valley by James Edwards on the left and by Anthony Shaw on the right. Paneled Octagon teaset has been seen by both Jacob Furnival and Pankhurst. Primary shape teaset. Starflower teaset with rare waste bowl. Paneled Octagon children s dinner set. Some pieces yet to be found are the graduated sizes of platters and two of the one inch relish dishes. Washington Shape teaset with waste bowl. Sharon Arch/Erie Shape teaset. Six-Panel Trumpet by J.F. or Pankhurst.
Page 18 Vol. 15, No. 2 PARTS WANTED WANTED HEARTS & DIAMONDS pierced undertray for chestnut bowl, VINTAGE SHAPE hot toddy lid, FULL RIBBED teapot lid, ADRIATIC soup tureen lid. Rick Nielsen, 314-997-7963 or e-mail rn1132@earthlink.net -------------------------------------------------- FULL RIBBED teapot lid, LAUREL WREATH sauce tureen lid, underplates for sauce tureens in FIG, RIBBED BUD, BOOTE S 1851, PANELED GRAPE, PEARL SYDENHAM, DOUBLE SYDENHAM, SHARON ARCH, ATLANTIC SHAPE A, and ATHENA. Dewayne Chaney, 804-306-5558 or e- mail cemchaney@aol.com -------------------------------------------------- MEADOW BOUQUET basin and potty lid, ATLANTIC C sugar lid. Daryl Spadaccini, 253-884-9052 or e- mail ourdaryl@dsomusic.com -------------------------------------------------- Our apologies, we got Marcia s phone number wrong in the last issue. Below is the corrected listing. -------------------------------------------------- WINDING VINE by T&R Boote teapot lid, PEAS & POD soup tureen lid and undertray, SYDENHAM sauce tureen undertray, BOOTE S 1851 sugar lid. Marcia Waldemar, 310-320-4615 or e- mail mawaldemar@msn.com -------------------------------------------------- Need (must have) the lid to the FLUTED PEARL vegetable tureen on page 47 of Wetherbee s Collector s Guide. Nancy Rajala, 810-239-0272 or e-mail nanteak@aol.com -------------------------------------------------- FOR SALE We have a room full of wonderful ironstone for sale in our Hudson, Massachusetts home, If any of our WICA members are traveling this way, and would like to stop and shop, please give us a call for time and directions. Janet & Jack Allers, 978-567-0974 -------------------------------------------------- Please remember that we are closed January, February, and March, so if you want, please email us now or come visit the shop. We also have bottomless tops and topless bottoms. Con & Janet Knorr -- Knorrwood Antiques, e-mail: Janet@knorrwoodantiques.com. 717-321-3955 For Sale: 1. Miniature mold--2 x 2 1/4 inches.signed Copeland. $50. 2.Very scarce Potato Bowl--10" across 2 1/4" high. Wheat shape. J & G Meakin. Very minor glaze wear. $60. 3. 6 "Beaded Ring" Johnson bros. soup plates. VN All for $30. 4. Creamer, "Victorian Hops" 6" tall. Cockson and Seddon. $55. 5. JF 'wheat' covered vegetable. 12' handle to handle. One tiny underglaze nick under the lids' edge. $75. Photos sent upon request. Buyer pays S&H. Knorrwood Antiques. Remember, CLOSED January/February/March! -------------------------------------------------- COLLECTORS SHOWCASE Lily Pad compote by J. W. Pankhurst, 5 1/2 high and 12 diameter. We have seen the three-footed, low compote, but this is the first high pedestal compote sighted in this shape. (Nielsen coll.)
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Convention News 2009 Convention News Convention News Celebrate WICA s 15 th Anniversary April 30-May 3, 2009 Chautauqua, New York, best know as a summer center that encompasses the arts, education, religion and recreation, will be home to the White Ironstone China Association s 15 th National Convention. Reserve the dates of Thursday, April 30, through Sunday, May 3, for a relaxing four-day spring mini-vacation with accommodations at the Chautauqua Suites Meeting & Expo Center, a new hotel where each of the 91 rooms is a non-smoking suite and each has a view of Lake Chautauqua. Reservations for any evening April 29 through May 3, 2009, may be made by contacting the hotel at 716-269-7829. Mention the White Ironstone China Association National Convention to receive the discounted room rate of $85 per night plus applicable taxes for each evening. The hotel is located at 215 West Lake Road (Route 394), Mayville, NY 14757. For a peek at this beautiful hotel and its accommodations, go to the website www.chautauqua-hotel-suites.com. The Best of Chautauqua - Thursday, April 30 After your arrival on Thursday, plan to take the complimentary shuttle from the Suites to the Red Brick Farm Marketplace, Chautauqua s shopping oasis which features shops and boutiques surrounded by beautifully landscaped grounds. Attend one or more 30-minute seminars in such shops as Creative Finishes, The Biggest Little Shop, The Perfect Setting, Timeless Antiques, What s New with Ewe, Say it with Flowers, and Regional Flavors. More about these shops and the entire convention in the next issue of Notes and on WICA s website., www.whiteironstonechina.com. http://www.redbrickfarm.com In the late afternoon, savor the spirits of Chautauqua at Mazza Chautauqua Cellars, just minutes from the Suites. Wine tasting will be paired with an assortment of breads, cheeses, and fruit. Learn about the Cellars and relax in this comfortably furnished winery while visiting with fellow WICA members. http://mcc.mazzawines.com Partake of a wonderful dinner in the Parlor Room of the Athenaeum Hotel, which sits grandly on a tree-shaded hill overlooking picturesque Chautauqua Lake on the grounds of the world-renowned Chautauqua Institution. A tour of this Victorian treasure which has been serving guests in style since 1881 and is now listed on the National Historic Register, will precede dinner. http://www.ciweb.org/hotel99 Jamestown and the Chautauqua Institution - Friday, May 1, 2009 Jamestown is Friday morning s destination with the first stop being the Fenton Mansion built in 1863 as a family home by former New York Governor Reuben Eaton Fenton. Home to the Fenton History Center, this imposing structure overlooks the city. Its interior conveys an atmosphere of Victorian warmth and stability. A guided tour will include exhibits and period rooms throughout the mansion and will provide visual evidence of life in nineteenth century Jamestown and Chautauqua County. http://www.fentonhistorycenter.org The next stop is the Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center, home of the Lucy-Desi Museum and Desilu Playhouse. WICA members will be among the first to visit the museum s new home. The museum tells a family s and a hometown s personal story of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Interactive exhibits provide an entertaining look at The First Couple of Comedy. Wall panels, audio and video segments, costumes, gowns, photographs, letters, scripts, and awards are all on display. The 2009 WICA National Convention Preview 1 Fall, 2008
Desilu Playhouse displays exact replicas of the I Love Lucy television studio sets. The Tropicano Room will be the site of WICA s fun-filled Brown Derby lunch. http://www.lucy-desi.com/ Headed back toward Chautauqua, the final tour will be that of the Chautauqua Institution s grounds. A guide will board our bus for a 60-minute tour and will revisit the lifestyle of a bygone era, where folks strolled on winding brick walks under the shade of huge maple trees. Gingerbread-style cottages, quaint shops, a library, post office and charming gardens nestled together create a living quilt reminiscent of small-town America nearly a century ago. A dramatic lakeside setting and the beauty of its National Historic Landmark architecture (it was designated a National Historic Landmark June 30, 1989) make the Chautauqua Institution a thriving community where visitors come to find intellectual and spiritual growth and renewal. http://www.ciweb.org/ Let the Convention Begin Friday, May 1, 2009 First Timers Meeting. This gathering of WICA members is comprised of folks who are attending a convention for the first time and those who have previously attended one or more conventions. If you would like to serve as a host or hostess to a first-time convention attendee, contact Ted Brockey at 817-354-4644. This is a great way to meet first-time convention attendees and takes less than an hour. Show, Tell and Ask. This popular feature is about sharing. Do you have one or more pieces of ironstone you would like to show to WICA members or a question about an item or information you have discovered? Whatever the reason, you are welcome to participate. Contact emcee Denise Andre at dandre_onh@yahoo.com or 773-804-1575 and provide her with a description and photo(s) of your item(s). Flea Market and Spare Parts Swap or Sale. This combined event is the first of three which provide convention goers the opportunity to either buy or sell white ironstone. It specializes in items priced at $75 or less and spare parts which need a mate regardless of the price. If you have items which meet these criteria, this may be a good time to sell those items. You never know who may need them. Contact Boyd Payne at bpaynejr@triad.rr.com or 336-227-7377 to reserve your table(s). The $10 per table fee is payable when remitting the convention registration available with the winter issue of White Ironstone Notes. The Presentations, Exhibits, Auction, and Raffle Saturday, May 2, 2009 "The Scoop on Ladles. Olga Moreland will give us "The Scoop on Ladles" in the feature presentation on Saturday morning. Drawing from the Moreland s extensive ladle collection, and ladles provided by other members, Olga's talk and PowerPoint slide show will illustrate outstanding and unusual examples of soup, sauce, chowder and stew ladles, ladles for punch, toddy and syllabub bowls, and, with a little luck, a child's ladle or two. The talk will be accompanied by an exhibit of ladles being organized by Jeanne Atkinson. Very few ladles are marked, and the exhibit will aim to overcome this silence by providing body style identification for as many ladles as possible, matching them with their hollow ware siblings. Ladle Exhibit. WICA member Jeanne Atkinson is chairing the ladle exhibit. Ladle makers and body styles are not always easy to identify and a good amount of time will be required to identify the ladles for all known body styles. Please complete the enclosed Ladles Information Gathering and Display Participation Form and submit it to Jeanne, Olga Moreland, and the Dieringers along with photos by January 15, 2009. Full details and contact information are on the form. Ladles may be for soup, sauce, chowder and stew tureens as well as punch, toddy, and syllabub bowls. Perhaps you have a rare miniature ladle for a child s dinner set or a mustard pot. Jeanne may be e-mailed at jeanne.atkinson@verizon.net. If you need to speak to her call her office weekdays; the telephone number is 212-869-4610. If you would care to assist Jeanne with this display, please let her know. "Sugar Pots and Sugar Bowls. Saturday evening WICA member Ellen Hill, who has studied ironstone for over 30 years, will present the results of her research on sugar bowls. She has extensively studied the Victorian era and is very knowledgeable regarding the various ironstone items and their uses. Ellen s fascination with ironstone began with ironstone decorated with the mulberry transfer patterns. She wrote the book Mulberry Ironstone, which concentrated on body styles as well as transferware patterns. Ellen has been active in WICA, TLCI, FBICC, and TCC for many years and because of her knowledge has been called upon often to speak at their national conventions. Sugar Bowl Exhibit. WICA members Janice Stork and Carol Fleischman are chairing this exhibit. They hope to have all known white ironstone body styles represented and the various sizes of sugar bowls for each. Contact Janice at 2009 WICA National Convention Preview 2 Fall, 2008
rljaslov@earthlink.net, telephone 269-641-2414 or Carol at candf13@juno.com, telephone 815-723-0904 to let them know what you can bring for the exhibit. WICA Auction 1 p.m. That s right! The 2009 auction will be held immediately after the Saturday luncheon. With Dennis Jackson, owner of Jackson s Auction & Real Estate Company of Anderson, Indiana, back to call this auction, WICA s major fundraiser is certain to get lively and be fast-paced! Your help is needed to assure the success of the auction. Approximately 200 consignments and donations of interesting, good quality white ironstone items are required to make this an interesting and diverse auction. Do you have items which need a new home? Are you planning to downsize your collection? Do you pass up good buys because you are not collecting that particular body style? If yes, to any of these questions, then consider consigning or donating to the 2009 auction. To publicize consignments and donations an auction preview will be included with the spring issue of Notes and will be posted on WICA s website by April 1. The full auction catalog will be available online two weeks prior to the convention. Look for the auction consignment/donation form in the winter issue of White Ironstone Notes. It will also be posted on the WICA website this fall. Your completed form will be due along with digital or hard-copy photos to Adele Armbruster by March 1, 2009. So, start identifying and taking photos of your consignments and donations now. There is no limit to the number of items you may consign or donate, but their acceptance will be based upon interest appeal and quality. Donations to the auction are also tax deductible to the extent permitted by law; a receipt will be provided but will not contain an estimated value. If you have any questions regarding potential consignments or donations please contact Adele at aarmbrus@comcast.net or 734-453-2390. Remember--the auction is the place where rarity, fine detail, great marks, great sculptural form, and wonderful white color come together! The WICA Raffle Open to Any WICA Member. The winter issue of White Ironstone Notes will announce the four great white ironstone and related items to be raffled off Convention Saturday and will provide two sheets of six raffle tickets each priced at $1 per ticket or $5 per sheet of six. The raffle is open to all WICA members, and members need not attend the convention to win. Prior to the convention, the purchase of tickets may be handled using the convention registration form, even if you are not planning to attend the convention. Just complete the form and the tickets and send them along with your check payable to WICA, Inc., to Craig Mattice, 2009 WICA National Convention, 2316 St. Bedes Court, Reston, VA 20191. Additional tickets may be obtained from the WICA website. Tickets will also be on sale during the convention from Thursday through Saturday. Sunday, May 3, 2009 The Show and Sale Before heading home, check out the greatest display of white ironstone ever assembled in one location at the same time. The variety and quantity is always astounding. Any WICA member may sell white ironstone at this final convention event. Event Chairperson Rick Nielsen is waiting to hear from you. He may be contacted at RN1132@earthlink.net or 314-997- 7963. The $15 per table rental fee is payable when remitting the convention registration available with the winter issue of White Ironstone Notes. Convention Registration and WICA Shoppe Off-Site Registration will begin late this fall when the registration form is posted to WICA s website, www.whiteironstonechina.com. Full convention coverage including all forms will be distributed with the Winter, 2009, White Ironstone Notes which should arrive at members homes in early January. On-Site Registration Check-In will begin Thursday, April 30, at noon. WICA Shoppe. Remember to visit the WICA Shoppe, which will be open during Friday afternoon and Saturday morning registration and intermittently the balance of each day. Dave and Karen Klein will have a wonderful array of items especially for WICA members, including the newest addition three-button golf-style shirts complete with WICA s logo. The shirts come in either black or white in an array of sizes. To save time at the convention, just go to WICA s website, print and complete the order form, and mail it along with your payment to Dave and Karen. Your items will be waiting for you when you arrive. Convention Website and E-Mail Communication Beginning in late Fall, check the WICA website at www.whiteironstonechina.com for 2009 convention and auction information and forms. 2009 WICA National Convention Preview 3 Fall, 2008
Convention updates between editions of Notes will be sent to members via e-mail. If your e-mail address has changed since you renewed your membership, please contact Rick Nielsen at RN1132@earthlink.net and Adele Armbruster at aarmbrus@comcast.net. Convention Volunteers Needed Raffle Committee. Several volunteers are needed to sell raffle tickets Thursday afternoon and evening, Friday afternoon and evening, and Saturday morning and afternoon. Do you have one or more good quality white ironstone or related items to donate to the 2009 Raffle, which supports the Education Fund? WICA is a public charity qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations to WICA are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law; a receipt from WICA acknowledging a donation will be provided but will not contain an estimated value. Registration Committee. Volunteers are needed to cover the registration table Thursday afternoon and evening, Friday afternoon and evening, and Saturday morning. Would you be available to distribute registration packets as convention attendees check-in to the convention? Publications Committee. Volunteers with advanced Microsoft Word and Excel and Adobe Acrobat skills are needed to create the convention program booklet, name tags, etc. For the above three committees, please contact Adele Armbruster via e-mail at aarmbrus@comcast.net or via telephone at 734-453-2390. On-Site Auction Committee. Volunteers are always needed to serve on the following three teams: Auction Check-In, Consignment Transfer, and Auction Runner. If you would care to help with the auction in any of these capacities, please contact Ron Stork via e-mail at rljaslov@earthlink.net or telephone at 269-641-2414. Publicity Committee. Volunteers are needed to create and distribute convention publicity via e-mail and postal mail and create and maintain distribution lists. Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel and Adobe Acrobat is required, Photoshop a plus. E-mail Denise Andre at dandre_onh@yahoo.com or call her at 773-804-1575 if this committee is of interest to you. WICA Shoppe Sales Associates are needed during registration and on a limited basis Friday and Saturday. Contact Dave Klein via e-mail at rvman@mchsi.com or by telephone at 563-514-7116 to let him know you are interested in helping with the WICA Shoppe. If you have interest in participating in any of the following three committees, please e-mail Tom Moreland at tmoreland@kramerlevin.com. Program Committee. WICA is also seeking several individuals who would like to work on the Convention Program Committee, along with Jim Kerr, Ernie Dieringer, and Liz Volckening. This committee is responsible for identifying topics and exhibits for future conventions as well as recruiting exhibit coordinators and internal and external speakers. Convention Speakers. Do you have a special interest with regard to white ironstone a particular body style or potter perhaps? Would you care to speak at a future convention or know someone who would? Exhibit Committee. Would you care to coordinate or work on the creation of a future convention exhibit? Responsibilities include interaction with club members, display planning and room layout, and set up and tear down of the display. Contents and layout of this convention coverage were prepared by: Adele Armbruster 2009 WICA Convention Chairperson 9973 Dorian Drive, Plymouth, MI 48170 aarmbrus@comcast.net 734-453-2390 2009 WICA National Convention Preview 4 Fall, 2008
15 th Annual WICA National Convention Ladles - Information Gathering and Display Participation Form Wanted: Soup, chowder, posset, and sauce ladles in any 19 th century body style! The goal is to identify ladles by maker and body style and the various sizes in which they were manufactured. Prior to January 15, 2009, please review your collection and use the front and back of this form to describe your ladles maker (if the ladle is marked or you can confirm that the ladle is original to the item with which it is paired), body style, registry date or circa year, and dimensions. Then, take photos (digital in jpg format preferred) of the ladles and their mark(s). Send this form and photos to Jeanne Atkinson if you are willing to bring the ladle(s) for the display, Olga Moreland who will be using the photos and information for her Saturday morning, May 2, presentation, and Bev and Ernie Dieringer who will retain the photos and information for the WICA archives. Scanned forms and digital photos are preferred and may be sent to the following addresses: Jeanne Atkinson at jeanne.atkinson@verizon.net, Olga Moreland at tmoreland@kramerlevin.com, and Bev and Ernie Dieringer at dieringer1@aol.com Postal mail to the following addresses may be used to send the form and hard-copy photos if digital photos are not available. Questions may be directed via e-mail to the above addresses or via telephone to the numbers listed below. Jeanne Atkinson: c/o Global Marketing Strategies LLC, 32 West 40 th Street, Suite 2B, New York, NY 10018. Office Telephone Week Days: 212-869-4610 Olga Moreland: 167 E. 82 nd Street 4B, New York, NY 10028. Telephone: 212-744-0872 Bev and Ernie Dieringer: 718 Redding Road, Redding, CT 06896. Telephone: 203-938-3740 Name E-Mail Address Address/City/State/Zip Telephone ( ) Item No. Maker (Include Name as Shown on Back Stamp) Type of Ladle and Body Style (If known) Registry Date Or Circa Year Bowl Diameter Length of Handle from Attachment Point to End of Handle Will Bring Ladle for the Display? Check type of digital photos Will Bring Item sent to: with which Ladle jeanne.atkinson@verizon.net Is Paired? tmoreland@kramerlevin.com Identify Item dieringer1@aol.com Ladle Mark 1 2 3 1 of 2
Item No. Maker (Include Name as Shown on Back Stamp) Type of Ladle and Body Style (If known) Registry Date Or Circa Year Bowl Diameter Length of Handle from Attachment Point to End of Handle Will Bring Ladle for the Display? Check type of digital photos Will Bring Item sent to: with which Ladle jeanne.atkinson@verizon.net Is Paired? tmoreland@kramerlevin.com Identify Item dieringer1@aol.com Ladle Mark 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 2 of 2