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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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 Tea Leaf IronstoneBowlVegetable, Cover, Copper Luster, White, Marked, 7 x 10 In. 2012
 Tea Leaf IronstoneBowlVegetable, Rectangular, H. Burgess, 2012
Tea Leaf IronstoneButterCopper Luster, Marked Alfred Meakin, 5 In. Illustrated, 2012
 Tea Leaf IronstoneGravy BoatAdams, 6 1/2 In. 2012
 Tea Leaf IronstonePlateAlfred Meakin, 8 7/8 In. 2012
 Tea Leaf IronstonePlateAlfred Meakin, c.1880, 9 3/4 In. , 2012
 Tea Leaf IronstonePlateCenter Brown Border & Center Leaf, Alfred Meakin 2012
 Tea Leaf IronstonePlateWedgwood, 7 1/2 In. 2012
 Tea Leaf IronstonePlatterAlfred Meakin, c.1898, 12 3/4 In. , 2012
 Tea Leaf IronstonePlatterRectangular, Alfred Meakin, c.1897, 12 x 8 In. 2012
 Tea Leaf IronstoneSugarCable Shape, Anthony Shaw 2012
 Tea Leaf IronstoneToothbrush HolderWilkinson 2012
 Tea Leaf IronstoneBakerAlfred Meakin 8 x 6 In.2011
 Tea Leaf IronstoneBakerAnthony Shaw 10 In.2011
 Tea Leaf IronstoneBakerLily Of The Valley Oval Anthony Shaw 11 1/2 In.2011
 Tea Leaf IronstoneBakerOval Alfred Meakin 9 5/8 x 7 In.2011
 Tea Leaf IronstoneBasinAnthony Shaw 14 1/2 In.2011
 Tea Leaf IronstoneBrush VaseBamboo Alfred Meakin 5 In.2011
 Tea Leaf IronstoneCake PlateHexagonal Pierced Handles Anthony Shaw 12 x 9 In.2011
 Tea Leaf IronstoneCreamerBamboo Alfred Meakin 6 1/4 In.2011
 Tea Leaf IronstoneCreamerCable Shape H. Burgess 5 1/2 In.2011
 Tea Leaf IronstoneDishHandles Alfred Meakin 9 5/8 x 4 3/4 In.2011
 Tea Leaf IronstoneDishPickle Bamboo Alfred Meakin 8 x 4 1/2 In.2011
 Tea Leaf IronstoneDishPickle Cable Shape Anthony Shaw2011
 Tea Leaf IronstoneDishPickle DeSoto Shape Anthony Shaw2011
 

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