Portneuf Or Canadian Spongeware

A special type of spongeware called Portneuf was made for the Canadian market. It was originally believed that the crude earthenware was made at Portneuf, Quebec, but studies have proved that it was probably made in Scotland for sale in Canada. Portneuf is very similar to the spongeware that was made for sale in Pennsylvania […]

Spatterware and Spongeware

Spatterware made in Staffordshire was most popular from about 1800 to 1850. The spatter may cover the entire dish, or it may be just around the border. Many pieces have a hand painted design in the center. Favorite motifs are flowers, birds, or houses. Much of it was exported to the United States, where it […]

Rowland and Marsellus Company

Rowland and Marsellus Company is a mark that appears on Staffordshire wares dating from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The company was a New York importer that sold English wares in the United States from 1893 to about 1937. The products they imported were made by British Anchor Pottery, S. Hancock and Sons, […]

Gaudy Dutch, Gaudy Welsh, and Others

Gaudy Dutch pottery was made in England and exported to the United States after the War of 1812. It has been said that Staffordshire potters made the pottery only for the German settlements of Pennsylvania, but that is probably not true as it was sold in quantity in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, and Maryland. Gaudy […]

Mocha Ware

Mocha ware was a utilitarian pottery made in England from the late eighteenth century through the twentieth century. Some was also made in America. It was most popular before 1875. Mugs, bowls, and jugs are the most common forms. Mocha refers to the distinctive slip-glazed decorations used on the ware rather than to the clay […]