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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 IronstoneBacon RasherMeakin2005
Tea Leaf IronstoneBakerSquare, 8 In.2001
Tea Leaf IronstoneBakerGrape Octagon, Walley2004
Tea Leaf IronstoneBakerWilkinson2005
Tea Leaf IronstoneBaker Chelsea, Johnson Bros.,2009
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 IronstoneBasinMeakin, 2 Piece2004
Tea Leaf IronstoneBasinShaw2002
Tea Leaf IronstoneBasin Round, Alfred Meakin, 15 x 5 In.2010
Tea Leaf IronstoneBasinAnthony Shaw 14 1/2 In.2011
Tea Leaf IronstoneBowlApple, Meakin1995
Tea Leaf IronstoneBowlMellor, Taylor, 10 In.1996
Tea Leaf IronstoneBowlServing, 10 X 10 In.1997
Tea Leaf IronstoneBowlVegetable, Cover, Cable Shape, Anthony Shaw1997
Tea Leaf IronstoneBowlVegetable, Cover, Square Ridged, Mellor Taylor1997
Tea Leaf IronstoneBowlAdams, 5 1/2 In.1999
Tea Leaf IronstoneBowlCereal, Copper Trim, Adams, 6 5/8 In.1999
Tea Leaf IronstoneBowlFruit, 8 In.1999
Tea Leaf IronstoneBowlFruit, Copper Trim, Adams, 5 3/8 In.1999
Tea Leaf IronstoneBowlTeaberry, Clemenston, 10 In.1999
Tea Leaf IronstoneBowlVegetable, Copper Trim, Oval, Adams, 9 3/4 In.1999
Tea Leaf IronstoneBowlVegetable, Cover, Copper Trim, Oval, Adams1999
 

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