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oh yeah, both of those look different (in subtleties) to yours

so i guess just a popular pattern for many i guess (hence the name share)

 

Questions: Would transferware (transfer under clear glaze) rub/wear off like china paint over glaze? It looks like part of the border at the bottom has rubbed off. Also: What are the black circles in the lower border? I'm asking (to learn), not questioning (to dispute).

 

Ah sorry I thought they were rhetorical questions at first and you had the answers. I don't either.

Transfers are typically applied over the glaze aren't they? So yes transfers could wear off. I think.

Not sure I can see any black circles

 

i wondered that myself, in the middle border in sets of 2

you often get that worn border look in tranferware as sometimes they (the transfers) didn't come out as well on the edges/ends

they should be under a glaze so wear not really possible

 

Ah, but I never have all the answers. If I thought I did, I would soon be proven wrong.

As I understand it, transfers are applied to bisque/biscuit ware with clear glaze applied over the pattern and refired. (Decals are applied over glaze.) I found an interesting youtube video by Spode on transfer printing to porcelain: .
It does not show the final glaze firing, but the color is printed onto paper from an engraved metal/copper plate (rather like printing an engraving or etching) and then transfered to the china plate. I think the color would be the chemicals or minerals in some kind of emulsion (oil), like cobalt to make blue. The final color only appears when fired.

My mother did china painting on ceramic (earthenware) plates and tiles when I was a child. If I remember correctly, the earthenware was fired three times: greenware to bisque, then clear glazed, then china paint (overglaze) and a third firing to fix the overglaze design). When repeatedly washed in a dishwasher, the china painting will fade (probably gradually abrading).

My error about the black circles--they looked black on my computer screen. When I enlarged the image, a series of different colored circles appeared around the patterned edge. What I thought was black now appears blue and brown plus some pale ochre circles became visible. They must be part of the pattern.

 

So if the pattern is worn it could be hand decor or decals? Those circles are part of the pattern and appear to be applied enamel like the other colouring.

 

I think both companies were owned by the Robinsons for a short time. Maybe that's it. https://www.thepotteries.org/allpotters/869a.htm

 

What, no giant emoji?

 

Ooh okay. Thank you.

 

damn forgot

here goes.......

 

sorry will try again, here goes.........

 

damn it,.......seem to have..............lost....... powers