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Hicks and Meigh - New Oval teaset |
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The "new oval" teaset would have had a teapot, teapot stand, slop bowl, sugar box or sucrier, creamer, bread and butter plates, bute shaped tea cups and possibly also coffee cans, and saucers. Examples of teapots in this group are illustrated in plates 1298 to 1300 in Miller and Berthoud (1985). The Hicks and Meigh new oval pieces have very low pattern numbers suggesting that they represent the first products of this factory. Ridgways made very similar pieces but with pattern numbers over 300. (click on pictures to see bigger ones) |
| A new oval teapot solidly potted in creamy body with finely crazed glaze. Decorated with brick red transfer print hand coloured with hand painted flowers on body and handpaintedsprigs on spout. Pattern 23 painted in red (3.5mm high) on base. Knob on lid 35.8mm long. Dome shaped strainer (31mm wide, 39 mm long, holes 2.2mm) with no holes near its edges.(aj519 Base length 122mm, width 94mm.) |
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| Oval teapot stand with flat unglazed base in pattern number 27. (m018 width 184 mm) Miller |
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| New oval sugar box or sucrier with finely crazed creamy body. Marked pattern number 27 in pink on base (see inset). (m019 Base length 101mm) Miller |
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| A slop bowl with footrim rounded on outside edge. Pattern 29 painted in red on base. (aj200 width of base 97.5 mm) |
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| New oval creamer with handle with small thumbrest. Fine bone china body. Marked on base with red painted pattern number 35. (m017 base length 77mm) Miller |
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| New oval creamer with handle with upwards pointing thumbrest. Fine white bone china body. Marked on base with painted pattern number 27 in pink. (m017 base length 77mm) Miller |
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References: Miller, P and Berthoud, M (1985) "An Anthology of British Teapots" Micawber Publications Ironside, M. (1998) "Hicks and Meigh Porcelain of the 1813 - 1822 Period: Dessert Wares and Tea Wares." Morley College Ceramics Circle Bulletin, Series 3, (No: 1).
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