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#the100dayproject - Day 3 #100eggcups: Blue Calico and other mysteries.




For Day 3 #the100dayproject, I stacked and sketched a few of the egg cups on the shelf  .... The one almost toppling over is one of the favourites in my collection. It is from the  "Blue Calico"  collection by Burleigh Pottery, proudly making earthenware since 1851, based at Middleport Pottery in Stoke-on-Trent since 1889.England. 

Inspired by 19th-century indigo fabrics, Burleigh’s Blue Calico tableware range brings quintessential country charm to your home. The rich cobalt blue tones and scrolling blossom design complement both casual family dining and special occasions alike
from the Burleigh website 

Some of the others featured today are also special  hand painted egg cups . One is vintage handpainted  Delftware or  most likely an imitation as it doesn't have the usual Delft pottery mark. On the side not shown is a Dutch windmill scene. 

The  bottom one in the stack has no marks and I can't remember where I got it from.  It has a stencilled pattern. 
The one lying on its side is  obviously  made by a studio potter ... another mystery BVK is also a mark used by another  Dutch pottery studio, needing many more hours of research than I have time for today,  So here are some mysteries. If you know about any of these, please write a comment at the end of this post. 




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