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Ridgway - 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 1291 to 1296 in Miller and Berthoud (1985). The Ridgway new oval pieces have pattern numbers over 300. These compare to very low pattern numbers under 100 for similar Hicks and Meigh pieces . |
| A new oval teapot in white body with good glaze. Decorated with hand painted black and gray design. Pattern 455 painted in gray (1.5mm high) on base. Short spout with flat top and large base. Knob on lid 38.6 mm long. Large dome shaped strainer (38mm wide, 49 mm long, holes 3.2mm) with no holes near its edges.(aj301 Base length 123mm, width 93mm.) |
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| A new oval teapot in creamy body and finely crazed glaze. Decorated with hand painted Imari design. Pattern 334 painted in red (5mm high) on base. Short spout with flat top and large base. Knob on lid 37.8 mm long. Large dome shaped strainer (37mm wide, 47mm long, holes 3.2mm) with holes near at edges.(aj666 Base length 122mm, width 92 mm.) | 
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| Oval teapot stand/bread and butter plate |
| New oval sugar box or sucrier with creamy body and finely crazed glaze. Knob on lid 39.2mm long. Marked pattern number 334 in red on base (see inset). (aj168 Base length 98mm, width 70mm) |
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| Slop bowl with footrim rounded on outside edge. Hand painted in typical Ridgway version of "Yellow Shell". Pattern 418 and painters mark K painted in dark gray on base. (aj663 width of base 88mm) |
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| New oval creamer with handle with small thumbrest. Fine bone china body with finely crazed glaze. Marked on base with gray painted pattern number 418 P. (aj534 base length 73mm) |
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References: Miller, P and Berthoud, M (1985) "An Anthology of British Teapots" Micawber Publications
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