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Monday, July 20, 2015
Learn about antiques and collectibles with Georgia Caraway figures and 3 boats and no orange or willow tree. It has the Scroll and Flower border. “Burleigh” was manufactured by the English company Burgess and Leigh. The pattern has 5 figures and no orange tree with the Scroll and Flower border. “Turner” was named for John Turner and has 2 figures and no birds, Scroll and Flower border and was most widely used by Masons’ factory. “Simplified” shows only a part of the Blue Willow pattern. “Polychrome” is Blue Willow in multi-colored Variant patterns. “Canton” includes early handpainted Chinese patterns and English and American copies of these patterns.
The “Traditional” Blue Willow pattern has the basic components of a willow tree in the center, leaning over a bridge; a tea house with three pillars, a large orange tree; three figures on the bridge crossing to an island, a boat with a man in it; two birds flying towards each other at the top center; and a fence crossing the foreground. A border is The blue willow design has held its popularity usually present, but not always. for nearly 200 years and has not faded with lifestyle changes as many fads do. Perhaps this The “Two Temples” blue willow is because some clever salespeople created pattern varies in that two temples seem dozens of legends about the patterns. Here is to overlap generally on the left side of one: “Once upon a time there lived a very the pattern, the fence is in the wealthy mandarin who had a beautiful daughter foreground, two figures are on the who was in love with a very poor boy. To keep bridge, the willow tree is at the bottom, them apart, the mandarin imprisoned his and an island is at the top rather than daughter in the palace. One day she escaped and the two birds. There are even slight the two lovers raced over the bridge to a waiting variations with the Two Temples boat, her father in hot pursuit. They managed to pattern. Sometimes the temples appear elude the mandarin, reach the boat and sail on the right. The border is usually the away. A storm developed, the boat foundered, butterfly pattern or winged “antennae” and the couple was lost at sea. It is said that the design, sometimes called “Fitzhugh” two love birds appeared immediately thereafter supposedly after someone who —the spirits of the two lovers.” commissioned a set of china with this border. If they had been in Texas, it might have been an ice storm or Blue Norther or our recent floods Just when you think you can identify that took the lovers by surprise. In any regard, these basic patterns, however, you find they remain together into eternity, and are that there were others: memorialized on millions of pieces of dinnerware. “Booths” was used by the Booth Company in England and was similar to Dr. Georgia Caraway, former director of the the traditional pattern except there was Denton County Museums for 14 years, and her no fence in the foreground. A bowknot friends opened the Howe Mercantile on April border pattern was used with this center 25. Store hours are Thursday through Saturday design. noon until 8 p.m. In addition to Tips, Tools, & “Mandarin” has no bridge and uses a Techniques: Caring for Your Antiques and “dagger” border. Collectibles, she has written four Denton history “Worcester” was used by the Worcester books and is working on a 5th history about the Royal Porcelain Company and has 3 North Texas State Fair and Rodeo. www.securestreamllc.com www.acequalityfencing.com
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