Sunday, October 31, 2010

Mosaic Monday: Red Transferware



I think most of you have already caught on by now -- I have a "thing" for red transferware. It doesn't necessarily have to be old. After all, I did spend almost an entire year hitting all the different HomeGoods, TJMaxx's and Marshalls in my state of New Jersey collecting a set of reproduction Spode dinnerware for my red dining room.

At the same time, I always have an eye out for vintage or antique pieces as well. I do sometimes use them in my table settings, although most of the time they sit on my hutch and in my corner cabinet. There is something about the older pieces that just speaks to me.

I wanted to show you two pieces I got recently. The top two pictures show an antique plate from the 1830's or 1840's. It is part of the Florentine China transferware series attributed to Samuel Alcock & Co., a major pottery manufacturer based in Burslem, Staffordshire. Don't you just love the maker's mark with the beehive? The pattern is called Pearl. The plate is not in great condition, but I still love it.

The saucer (bottom two images) is a much newer piece, made in the 1980's by J&G Meakin. The scene depicted is Holy Trinity Church in Stratford - on - Avon. The maker's mark for that plate is beautiful as well. Both plates are currently displayed on my dining room hutch.

If you are a transferware junkie like me, you must visit Nancy, at Nancy's Daily Dish. Her dishes are to die for! Tell her Mary sent you. :)

Now let's have some mosaic fun! Here are the instructions:
1. Publish your Mosaic Monday post.
2. Once it is published, click on the title of the post. This will lead you to the static link for your post. The static link is the page with only that post on it. Copy the url from your browser at the top of the page.
3. Paste the url into the appropriate inlinkz box in this post.
4. Type your name in the appropriate inlinkz box in this post.
5. Click on "Enter."
6. Please link back to this Mosaic Monday post so that your readers can find other wonderful mosaics.
That's all there is to it! It's always a good idea to then check and see if your link is working. If you have any questions, feel free to email me: mrcarroll(at)optonline.

51 comments:

  1. Gorgeous transferware! LOVE the beehive mark :-)

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  2. Your red transferware is gorgeous! La

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  3. I love these dishes Mary. Anything with a history speaks to me. I was never a dish aficionado,(no room to store them in my small city house),but I'm learning to appreciate them more from blogs like yours.
    ♥ Pat

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  4. Mary, your red transfer pieces are beautiful!

    Thank you for hosting Mosaic Monday Too!

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  5. That first plate is quite beautiful, Mary...and you got me hooked on red transferware!!!
    I too purchase old and new and mix them and think they look just fine together.

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  6. All the dishes, antique and new are gorgeous! Love your photos, Mary.

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  7. Oh I said that I was looking for flowers, but dishes are just as good. The antique plate is simply beautiful. One couldn't want it to be too pristine. Are you getting to the place where you'll display the backs of your plates instead of the fronts? I tried it the other day and it just didn't work for me. Some people can; some can't. Thanks for the look at the beautiful dishes with the leaves as further complements. Lovely!

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  8. I have three tiny shelves of red Transferware and am always on the lookout for the odd piece. Those old pieces are beautiful!
    Thanks for hosting Mosaic Monday - I so enjoy reading all the posts!

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  9. The dishes are beautiful! Love the reds!

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  10. Beautiful new pieces. Red ... holiday color everyday of the year! :D :D :D

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  11. Mary, your dishes are beautiful. The HomeGoods store is a real treat to shop.

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  12. This is beautiful..thank you, Mary.

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  13. I've always wanted a RED dining room! Mary, your newest additions to your collection of transferware are just marvelous. Don't you wonder about all the women who washed & dried them over the years?

    My post tonight is all about the women's suffragette movement & the fight for the right to vote. Those same women who washed the dishes & set the tables & cooked the meals also marched & protested & hung banners & went to jail because of it. We all come from a line of strong women!

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  14. Both are gorgeous. You do have some stunning pieces and I love that you collect some of the more unusual ones. Gorgeous. Hugs, Marty

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  15. Mary, I love that first dish, and being an avid collector, I would love to find one for myself. Don't you think the backstamps on the really old pieces are sometimes just as lovely as the fronts? I just love them..especially the bee stamps which are quite rare. Romantic England is one of my favorite patterns. I love how each piece has a different scene and the pretty border around them.

    You are too kind to mention my blog! I was thrilled to see that. Thank you, thank you!

    Nancy

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  16. Beautiful dishes Mary...I have such a fondness for antique stafforshire.

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  17. I scoured ebay for a long time looking for transferware I could afford. It was so expensive but I found quite a few pieces I could afford. I'd love to have more of it but it's not in the budget at the moment.

    Love the red and black together. So pretty Mary. Thank you for hosting Mosaic Monday once again.

    Sharon

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  18. Just gorgeous Mary! I love transferware and I really love my red ones! I totally agree about Nancy! I am always "Ooohhhing & Ahhhhhing" when stop by for a visit at her blog!

    Have a wonderful day!

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  19. Thanks so much for hosting Mary!

    Your red transferware is gorgeous!

    I'll be back in the morning to visit. Spent the evening with the g'kiddo's. Just now getting home.

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  20. Beautiful Mary. I love the red too, but no place to put anything else. I have had the green and some still around. It makes for beautiful decorating.Blessings for the week.
    QMM

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  21. Your dishes are beautiful, Mary. Amassing a collection over the years means that a lot of memories are collected as well.

    Have a wonderful week!

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  22. You know, I love red transferware too! I have a few pieces, but quit collecting....for now. Now I collect more expensive things called lenses!

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  23. Such lovely transferware. Beautiful mosaic, I'll have to stop by and visit nancy's blogs.
    Karen

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  24. Gorgeous plates. I love red and white dishes too. I have a few older red & white restaurant ware pieces that are my faves.

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  25. Lovely plates. I like the red ware just as I like to do all red embroidery. MB

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  26. as always Mary,
    you've shared another beautiful post!
    thanks!
    warmest hugs..
    Loui♥

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  27. Mary they are beautiful. I am sure you probably visited Stratford upon Avon when in the UK, did you visit the potteries? I have never visited the Staffordshire ones and I think quite a few have closed down down, like the ones in Worcester which I did visit.Thank you for hosting MM. Have a good week, Jackie in Surrey, UK.

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  28. I can understand your passion for these beautiful plates, Mary. Have you ever been to a ceramics factory? I've been to dozens and it's a real art when done well. Good transferware is not easy to make, as you must know, and red is one of the most difficult colors to work with and get even. Not only your plates are gorgeous, but so are your photos of them. Thanks for sharing, and for hosting.

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  29. Very nice colour and lavish pattern. The photography is exquisite as always. Thanks for hosting!

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  30. Beautiful transferware! I always thought I preferred the blue and white but seeing these makes me feel like branching out into the red too.

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  31. So lovely plates Mary! Really outstanding!

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  32. Your plates are lovely, if I had more room I would collect all kinds of dishes! Thanks for hosting this week, my post is a bit boring... but it is work and for that I am thankful!

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  33. Thanks, everyone!

    Nancy, you are very welcome. I always love wandering through your blog!

    Jackie and Francisca, No, I have not had the pleasure of visiting any potteries. I would imagine they must be fascinating places!

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  34. My mom had a set of blue and white like that. They had a windmill...i remember there was a sectioned plate that i ate out of.
    Wow. I had to have been quite small, so that plate is probably my first memory.
    The red is gorgeous, and as always, your photos are wonderful.

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  35. I love how you display your dishes for photographs! You make it absolutely stunning!

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  36. Just beautiful the way the reds of the dishes and the leaves work together in these mosaics. Great photos and lovely collection of Red Transfer Ware.

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  37. linda, what a great memory! i understand that children's transferware dishes are quite collectable. I'll bet it would be worth quite a bit today!

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  38. Oh, my! I love your beautiful dishes. What a lovely collection you must have. I would love to see a mosaic of your dinning room, with pictures of your hutch, set table... Thanks for sharing this. :)

    -Mary

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  39. Happy Mosaic Monday Mary ;) I'm a big one for red transferware as well. I have a set of six divided plates that I've had for over 20 years that I bought at an Antique mart years ago and I will not part with them...too prescious and I've haven't seen anything like them yet. Have a great week and thanks as always for hosting. Be sure to hop on over and check out the two giveaways I'm featuring this week. Fondly, Roberta
    http://con-tain-it.typepad.com

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  40. Beautiful dishes Mary. I only own 4 Transferware desert plates of a Thanksgiving pattern I picked up at William and Sonoma a few years ago.

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  41. Love your transferware pics and enjoy your blog. It is a small world as I actually live in Staffordshire, England about half way from the potteries and Stratford Upon Avon! I'm an American married to a Brit and found your blog through Jackie in Surrey. I will try to join Mosaic Monday, but if I'm not successful this week I will try again.

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  42. Very pretty! Thanks for sharing your latest finds.
    Thanks for hosting again this week.

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  43. Mary, I also love red transferware...your plates are beautiful!

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  44. Love your transfer ware, I've been eying some brown . . . but I think I'd like green to mix and match with my china, have you ever seen green? Something to google! Have a nice day!

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  45. I love your red transferware! Very pretty. (love the milk glass more, since well, I love milk glass ;)

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  46. Mary
    The dishes are beautiful. I almost picked up some at TJMaxx the other day myself. Christmas dessert/lunch plates.
    Nancy's blog is wonderful!

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  47. Those are so pretty! I have a red and yellow kitchen, but no red transferware. I do have a beautiful large Staffordshire purple transferware turkey platter that I got at a yard sale for $5.

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  48. Mary I love the Red.. and the image are stunning. You display them so perfect.
    Have a lovely day.
    Hugs

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  49. Funny! to see the name Stratford and made in England ! that was my mums maiden name and she was British lol . My mum had alot of old British made dishes that she brought over with her after the war that was passed down to her from family. My sister got them after my mum passed away as she collectes them some are made from the early 1900's and late 1800's . love your old dishes and glad that you use some of them ! Have a great day !

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