Teal Transferware by Adams ~ Fairy Villas Tablescape

For over 12 generations, the Adams were Master Potters whose Staffordshire potteries can be dated back to 1650.  Most often called William Adams the name incorporates some of the earliest potters of this family, such as William Adams of Greengates Pottery, Tunstall 1746-1805, later another William Adams of Cobridge and Burslem 1748-1831 and yet another William Adams of Stoke on Trent 1772-1829, although an exception was Benjamin Adams a fine potter at Greengates Pottery, Tunstall, 1787-1828. Later they traded as W Adams & Co, W Adams & Sons at Greenfields, Greengates and Newfield Potteries, Tunstall, before incorporating in 1925 as William Adams & Sons (Potters) Ltd. In 1966 Adams became part of Josiah Wedgwood Ltd. Backstamps usually include Adams in some form and Tunstall often appears from 1896.

 

My table this week is for one and includes a tea service in W. Adams & Co.'s Fairy Villas pattern.  The mark on the pattern dates somewhere between 1891-1917.  It is most often found in flow blue and very rare to find in teal.  Most of these pieces can be found for sale in my online shop under Teal Transferware.

Ma Jolie Maison Fabrics and Drapes made a tablecloth for me with Schumacher's 'Les Enfants' toile fabric, which the store carries by the yard along with other designer fabrics and custom drapes and pillows.  I absolutely adore each cartouche depicting children at play and the color is perfect for these Adams dishes.  I chose to accent with a bit of taupe and brown which is the color of each cartouche in the fabric.  I ran two strips of brown toile fabric across my table and threw in a teal colored wicker picnic basket filled with roses, vintage linens and more teal dishes to add a little whimsy and texture to my table.  I think this will be a nice store display too!

 

A large waste bowl serves as a candle holder with a single floating candle which I got from Zest candles.

Vintage embroidered napkins are held together with brown transferware napkin rings.

A little splash of color is added with a vase filled with pink silk roses.

The teapot, sugar bowl and creamer are all available in my shop, English Transferware.  This teal color is beautiful with shades of purple and pink.

 Below are some pics of various potteries the Adams family (no pun intended) operated from.

Greengate Works - 1780's

Brick House Works at Burslem

Stoke Upon Trent along Church Street, 1819

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