I can't say enough about transferware.
As our friend Nancy at Nancy's Daily Dish says, it's a picture and frame in one. For me, the combination of the florals and the pastoral scenes brings a very Jane Austenish country estate feel to the home.
One of the fantastic things about transferware is how easy it is to combine subject matter. In our kitchen, I have several colors of platters on the wall, from the traditional blue Liberty Blue depicting Independence Hall, to some Johnson Bros. brown featuring Blarney Castle, and various black and red pastoral scenes of lovers mixed in. It all works together on my wall because of the continuous floral theme and the overall antique feel of the art style.
It was common to see these plates in the kitchens of Georgian and Victorian homes, because technology had finally made them available to nearly everyone.
"The transfer-printing technique, developed in England in the eighteenth century and perfected in the nineteenth, is considered one of the most successful forms of mass production ever. The process permitted the application of a printed decoration, using copper plates and tissue, successfully eliminating hand painting and enabling potters to produce tremendous quantities of ware in little time. By expanding the range of pieces available, the potters of North Staffordshire became the first to offer, on a large scale, full sets of dinnerware. Readily available and moderately priced, transferware magically transformed the daily life of ordinary households, in England and around the world. With this important development, England began its domination of the tableware industry and was destined to become the world’s pottery center." -englishpink.net:
source Dreaming of a Farmhouse
Liberty Blue, Independence Hall
(source unknown)
And thank goodness for Etsy and shops like Nancy's Daily Dish, who make these gorgeous pieces available to us! I'll admit to being an addict!
No comments:
Post a Comment