Rare Antique T.J. & J Mayer Florentine Soup Bowl circa 1843-1855 1 1/2 quart size as evidenced by the cracks

as evidenced by the cracks in the wood

- Interesting recipes include: Sunshine Sauce

interesting recipes include Lemon Cloud Pie

the Brothers exported their dishes like every other maker in their country -  by carefully following the protocol of the Tariff Act and marking their wares Nippon

not from an everyday hook behind the pantry door but instead from a hanger tucked carefully into your clothes closet

Rare Antique T.J. & J Mayer Florentine Soup Bowl circa 1843-1855 1 1/2 quart size as evidenced by the cracks{HISTORY} It's not often that we feature just a single soup bowl here in the shop, but this one deserves some extra attention. It's not only the oldest dish to come to the shop so far, but also, it's the most intricate in pattern. In business for just twelve years, brothers Thomas, John, and Joseph Mayer founded their pottery in 1843 in Burslem, England under the name T. J. & J. Mayer. Winners of an Exposition award in 1851, the Mayer brothers were