Potter Shape Name: Baltic Shape
Circa: 1850s

Shape Characteristics

Body

Downward Ogee

Handle

Decorative Tab Handle
Decorative Uplifted Handle
C-Shape with Thumb Rest

Finial

Bud Finial
Loop and Strap Finial
Notes

D. Chetwynd modeled this shape and registered it October 25, 1855.  Potters were permitted to name their products and Edward Corn called his Maltese Shape.  Edward Pearson named his Mississippi Shape. Most potters named it Baltic Shape and it was produced as Baltic Shape by G. Bowers, G. Wooliscroft, John Meir & Son, Edward Challinor, T. Hulme and Elsmore & Forster.

Potters Who Made This Shape

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Kew Drawings | D. Chetwynd (Modeler)

Sauce or Soup Tureen Base and Lid

Kew Registrations