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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 IronstoneCasserole Cover2009
Tea Leaf IronstoneChamber Pot Cable, Shaw,2009
Tea Leaf IronstoneCoffeepot Favorite, Grindley,2009
Tea Leaf IronstoneCreamer Bamboo, Meakin,2009
Tea Leaf IronstoneCreamer Basket Weave, Shaw,2009
Tea Leaf IronstoneCreamer Blanket Stitch, Alcock,2009
Tea Leaf IronstoneCup & Saucer Daisy ’N Chain, Wilkinson,2009
Tea Leaf IronstoneCup & Saucer Scroll, Walley,2009
Tea Leaf IronstoneDish Pickle, Rosetta, Johnson Bros.2009
Tea Leaf IronstoneEggcup Empress, Adams,2009
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Tea Leaf IronstoneGravy Boat Dangling Tulips, John Farrell,2009
Tea Leaf IronstoneGravy Boat Empress, Adams,2009
Tea Leaf IronstoneMug Hanging Leaves, Sayres,2009
Tea Leaf IronstoneNappy Fishhook, Meakin, 4 Piece2009
Tea Leaf IronstonePitcher Lenoir2009
Tea Leaf IronstonePitcher Maidenhair Fern, Wilkinson,2009
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Tea Leaf IronstonePitcher Niagara Fan, Shaw,2009
Tea Leaf IronstonePlate 9 3/4 In.2009
Tea Leaf IronstonePlate Bread, 6 3/4 In.2009
Tea Leaf IronstonePlate Meakin, 8 1/2 In. 6 Piece2009
 

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