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Tea Leaf Ironstone Tea Leaf Ironstone

Tea leaf ironstone dishes are named for their decorations. There was a superstition that it was lucky if a whole tea leaf unfolded at the bottom of your cup. This idea was translated into the pattern of dishes known as tea leaf. By 1850 at least twelve English factories were making this pattern, and by the 1870s it was a popular pattern in many countries. The tea leaf was always a luster glaze on early wares, although now some pieces are made with a brown tea leaf. There are many variations of tea leaf designs, such as Teaberry, Pepper Leaf, and Gold Leaf. The designs were used on many different white ironstone shapes, such as Bamboo, Lily of the Valley, Empress, and Cumbow. The tea leaf pattern pictured a luster tea leaf on a white dish. 

 
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CategoryPattern or ItemDescriptionYear Priced
Tea Leaf IronstoneDishPickle Handles Alfred Meakin 9 5/8 x 4 3/4 In.2011
Tea Leaf IronstoneDishPickle Lily Of The Valley Anthony Shaw2011
Tea Leaf IronstoneGravy BoatFish Hook Alfred Meakin 3 1/2 In.2011
Tea Leaf IronstoneMugAnthony Shaw 3 7/8 In.2011
Tea Leaf IronstoneMugFish Hook Alfred Meakin2011
Tea Leaf IronstoneMugJohnson Brothers2011
Tea Leaf IronstonePitcherChelsea Alfred Meakin 8 In.2011
Tea Leaf IronstonePitcherEmpress Shape William Adams & Sons 6 1/2 In.2011
Tea Leaf IronstonePitcherFish Hook Alfred Meakin 8 In.2011
Tea Leaf IronstonePitcherLions Head Mellor Taylor 8 1/4 In.2011
Tea Leaf IronstonePlateChinese Shape Anthony Shaw 9 In.2011
Tea Leaf IronstonePlateHanging Leaves Anthony Shaw 9 In.2011
Tea Leaf IronstonePlatterOval Anthony Shaw 15 In.2011
Tea Leaf IronstonePlatterOval Anthony Shaw 17 In.2011
Tea Leaf IronstoneSugarBasket Weave Anthony Shaw Lid 6 5/8 In.2011
Tea Leaf IronstoneSugarCable Shape Anthony Shaw Lid2011
Tea Leaf IronstoneSugarCable Shape H. Burgess Lid2011
Tea Leaf IronstoneSugarCable Shape T. Furnival Lid2011
Tea Leaf IronstoneTeapotFish Hook Alfred Meakin Lid 9 In.2011
Tea Leaf IronstoneTeapotLily Of The Valley Anthony Shaw Lid2011
Tea Leaf IronstoneTureenVegetable Scroll Alfred Meakin Lid 7 x 10 In.2011
Tea Leaf IronstoneBasin Round, Alfred Meakin, 15 x 5 In.2010
Tea Leaf IronstoneBowl Vegetable, Cover, Alfred Meakin, 7 x 9 1/2 In.2010
Tea Leaf IronstoneButter Pat Scalloped Edge, c.1860, 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 In.2010
Tea Leaf IronstoneCoffeepot Alfred Meakin,2010
 

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