Jette's Room - Collections

When my grandfather, Robert Deary, died, my sister and I each inherited half of his Royal Albert Brigadoon china. I loved the pattern and began to collect pieces to rebuild a whole set. I managed to find a lot of pieces at an antique sale a few years ago and am now mostly looking for serving dishes and unusual pieces. I hope to have a complete dinner set of 14.

Royal Albert is part of the Royal Doulton group and is known for its floral patterns. Brigadoon's white background is decorated with a large garland of thistles and gold trim. The pattern is in the Montrose shape. I believe the pattern was released in the 1960s and it was discontinued in 2001, which makes it difficult to find.

I am also interested in collecting blue and white transferware. Transferware gets its name from the method of how the pattern is put on the pottery. An engraver etched the design onto a copper plate, which was then inked and used to print tissue paper. The tissue paper was then used to transfer the design to the pottery piece. Examples of transferware include Blue Willow or Flow Blue. Although transferware comes in several colours, I prefer the blue and white patterns such as the Wedgewood Chinoiserie shown here.