Like most potteries in the early 1900s, the Taylor, Smith & Taylor Company produced decorated specialties and art ware. Shown below are cuts from two undated catalogs. The first is from around 1905 and features a set of fancy embossed shapes. The second set shown is from circa 1915. It features fewer shapes and simpler forms. It was during this time pieces were picked up from standard dinnerware shapes (namely Normandie and Latona) and given art ware treatments.
Most of the decorations used involved blended tints of various shades with decals of fruits, figures, or flowers. Earlier pieces were decorated with gold trim or gold stipple, whereas later pieces relied more on the blended tints.
TS&T art ware was marked with either the general griffin backstamp or the special TST star marking. The three marks shown in the upper right hand corner come from pieces of TS&T art china.
The art ware was discontinued by the ealry 1920s. Shown below are just a few examples of shapes and decorations.
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Circa 1905 assortment:
- Tete-a-Tete sugar, fancy shape
- Tete-a-Tete creamer, fancy shape
- Tete-a-Tete spoon boat
- Sitka bowl
- Bohemian Jr. mug
- Bohemian Sr. mug
- Shell salad bowl
- Florodora orange bowl
- Brussels salad bowl
- Brussels plate
- London plaque
- Paris plaque
- Lace plate
- Rome nut bowl
- Cairo bowl
- Berry bowl (not shown)
- Chocolate pot
- Cracker jar
- Celery tray
- Jumbo coffee cup
- Jumbo saucer
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Circa 1915 assortment:
- Calcutta fruit bowl, 8 ½"
- Sydney fruit bowl, 9 ½"
- Chester tankard
- Chester stein
- Parlor spittoon
- Fargo spittoon
- Normandie plaques
- Dutch jug
- Rocallie jug
- Tete-a-tete sugar, Virginia shape
- Tete-a-tete creamer, Virginia shape
- Tete-a-tete teapot, Virginia shape
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