Ironstone is a type of earthenware made popular in the 1800s. Rajiv has been collecting Ironstone dishes for years and today he shares his passion for why and how he loves this simple yet beautiful tableware.



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★ TABLE OF CONTENTS ★
• 0:36 Ironstone background with Charles James Mason
• 1:19 Minimal decoration but so elegant and utilitarian
• 3:45 Look in books and magazines for inspiration
• 5:09 Crazing in Ironstone and the controversy
• 6:00 The color of ironstone and the iridescence of the glaze
• 7:33 Identifying Ironstone by stamp, mark, and wet clay locations
• 9:00 When the price is right
• 10:02 The NYC Tenement Museum features some ironstone dishwater
• 11:15 A marriage in the antique world and how to clean ironstone
• 13:00 Examples of an ironstone collection and various stamps
• 14:14 Ironstone as a treasure-hunting adventure in a thrift store or antique shop
• 15:00 Collecting Ironstone motivation


💡 TOPICS IN THIS VIDEO 💡
• Charles James Mason
• Elegant forms in affordable china
• Simple footed bowl
• Raised design in the clay for the ornate pieces
• Do not buy chipped or cracked ironstone
• Crazing in Ironstone and the pros and cons
• Ironstone color is a blue/gray/white
• The stamps of ironstone
• Average price of ironstone china and the price in thrift stores
• NYC Tenement Museum for reference on old ironstone
• How to clean ironstone with hydrogen peroxide
• Ironstone collection is one that is used and touched
• Ironstone collection examples
• Ironstone stamp and ironstone mark examples
• Ironstone as a treasure hunting experience in a thrift store
• Collecting Ironstone 101


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