Series Ware Tea Shapes 

What must be remembered are the various series that where applied to embossed shapes often do not have shape names, such series include Famous Ships and Moorish Gateway, when I can identify shape numbers I will. What won’t be included in this category are jugs larger than creamers, (see the jugs category) and cake plates (see plate & bowl category). I will attempt to identify the shape name and the range of sizes each shape comes in.

Teapots Earthen Ware

Ball Teapot

Floral Pattern A Ball Teapot; pattern D2225; era 1905 to 1915

Please Note: This teapot and trivet obviously came as a set, but as these trivets suit more than one shape of teapot I have named this shape Trivet "Shape B". 

Sizes

Size 30: 4 cup teapot: 21 cm (8.25") edge of handle to lip of spout, 12.5 cm (5") tall 

Size 24: 6 cup teapot: 22.5 cm (9") edge of handle to lip of spout, 12.5 cm (5") tall 

8 cup teapot: 25 cm (10") edge of handle to lip of spout, 17.5 cm (7") tall

Breda Teapot

Royal Doulton Ships "A" Breda Teapot; D.2872; era 1907 to 1932

Sizes

4 cup pot: 19 cm (7.75") edge handle to lip of the spout, stands 13 cm (5.2") tall.

Cleveland Teapot

Royal Doulton Gaffers Cleveland Teapot; D4210; era 1921 to 1949

Sizes

Size 30: (4 cup) 22.2 cm (8.75”) lip of the spout to edge of the handle, 16 cm (6.25”) tall.

Clive Teapot

Royal Doulton Japanese Orbs Clive Teapot; D4223; era 1921 to 1940

 Sizes

Size 36: (2 cup) 19.50 cm (7.75”) lip of spout to edge of handle, 11 cm (4.25”) tall

 Size 30: (4 cup) 22 cm (8.6”) lip of spout to edge of handle, 13 cm (5.12”) tall

 Corinth Teapot

Royal Doulton Sampler (Peter Pan) Corinth Teapot; D.3749; era 1924 to 1936

Sizes

4 cup pot: 20 cm (7.87”) lip of spout to edge of handle, 14.5 cm (5.5”) tall.

6 cup pot: 21 cm (8.5”) lip of spout to edge of handle, 17.5 cm (7”) tall.

Dame Teapot

 Royal Doulton Dickens Ware Dame Teapot; D2973; era 1908 to 1931

Sizes

4 cup teapot: 19 cm (7.5") edge of handle to lip of spout, 13.5 xm (5.25") tall

Dame Tea Set

 Royal Doulton Dickens Ware Dame Tea Set; D2973; era 1908 to 1931

 Friar Teapot 

Royal Doulton Dickens Ware Teapot: D.2973: era 1908 to 1931

Sizes

6 cup teapot: 25 cm (10") edge of handle to lip of spout, 15.5 cm (6.15") tall  

Friar Tea Set

Royal Doulton Dickens Ware Friar Tea Set; D2973 (era 1908 to 1931)

Heatherlea Tepot

Royal Doulton Pipes of Pan Heatherlea Teapot;D4784 ; era 1928 to 1940

Sizes

Size Comparison between Romany 6 cup and a Flower Market 2 cup. 

2 cup teapot: 15 cm (6") edge of handle to lip of spout, 14.5 cm (5.5") tall 

4 cup teapot: 17 cm (6.75") edge of handle to lip of spout, 15 cm (6") tall  

 6 cup teapot: 20 cm (7.85") edge of handle to lip of spout, 17.5 cm (7") tall

Royal Doulton Flower Market Heatherlea Tea For Two Teaset

 Please Note: While the creamer and the open sugar bowl are not a Heatherlea shape I have no doubt that they where sold with this teapot. I would sugest that the 2 cup teapots are very rare and that Doulton never made a Heaterlea creamer or a sugaer bowl in this size , so this shape was used.

Herrick Teapot

Pansies Herrick Teapot - D.4049

production era 1917 to 1930

Image courtesy of Mark & Jo Murray

Sizes

2 Cup: 15.5 cm (6.1") edge of handle to lip of spout, 12.5 cm (5") tall

Joan Teapot

Royal Doulton Country Garden Joan Teapot; D.5429; era 1932 to 1942

Royal Doulton English Cottages Joan Teapot; D.4390; era 1932 to 1942

Sizes

Size 36: 2 cup teapot: 17.5 cm (7”) lip of spout to edge of handle, 11.5 cm (4.5”) tall

Size 30: 4 cup teapot: 18 cm (7.25”) lip of spout to edge of handle, 12 cm (4.75”) tall 

Size 24: 6 cup teapot: 21.5 cm (8.2”) lip of spout to edge of handle, 14.5 cm (5.75”) tall 

 8 cup teapot: 23 cm (9”) lip of spout to edge of handle, 15 cm (6”) tall

Joan Tea Set

Low Teapot

Royal Doulton Witches Low Teapot

era 1906 to 1928

Sizes

2 cup teapot: 20 cm (8") edge of handle to lip of spout, 8.6 cm (3.4") tall

New Empire Teapot

Royal Doulton English Cottages New Empire Teapot;D.4390; ere 1932 to 1942

 Sizes

4 cup pot: 20 cm (8”) edge of handle to lip of spout & 13.5 cm (5.25”) tall

Octagon Teapot

Royal Doulton Pansies Octagon Teapot; D.4049; era 1917 to 1930.

4 Sizes

8 cup: 24 cm (9.5") edge of handle to lip of spout, 14.5 cm (5.75") tall.

6 Cup: 23 cm (9.1") edge of handle to lip of spout, 13 cm (5.2") tall.

4 cup: 22 cm (8.6") edge of handle to lip of spout, 12.5 cm (5") tall.

2 cup: 19 cm (8.6") edge of handle to lip of spout, 12.5 cm (5") tall. 

 Octagon Tea Set

Royal Doulton Pansies Octagon Tea Set; D.4049; era 1917 to 1930.

Pepys Teapot

Royal Doulton Deadwood Crackle Pepys Teapot; D3399; era 1911 to 1941

Sizes

4 cup teapot: 22 cm (8.75") edge handle to lip of spout & 12 cm (4.75") tall.

Quorn Teapot

Royal Doulton Woodland Quorn Teapot; D.4585; era 1926 to 1932

Sizes

4 cup teapot: 21.5 cm (8.5") edge of handle to lip of spout & 13 cm (5.15") tall

6 cup teapot: 24 cm (9.75") edge of handle to lip of spout & 14.5cm (5.75") tall

Self Pouring Teapot

My thanks to Debbie of debscornucopia for the use of this photo 

Royal Doulton Willow Pattern Self Pouring Teapot

Sizes

8 cup teapot: 26.5 cm (10.5") edge of handle to lip of spout & 22 cm (8.75") tall 

Teapot Shape A

 Royal Doulton Dickens Ware Teapot Shape A; D2973; era 1908 to 1931

2 cup teapot: 17.5 cm (7") edge of handle to lip of spout  13 (5.15") tall

Westcott Teapot

My thanks to Debbie of debscornucopia for the use of this photo  

Royal Doulton Gypsies & Gleaners Westcott Teapot; D.4938; era 1929 to 1955

Royal Doulton Deer "C" Westcott Teapot; D.4644; era 1932 to 1942

Sizes

 4 cut teapot: 21.5 cm (8.5") edge of handle to lip of spout & 15 cm (6") tall.

6 cup teapot: 22.5 cm (9") edge of handle to lip of spout & 18.5 cm (7.25") tall

Windmill Teapot

Royal Doulton Dutch A - Harlem Windmill Teapot: D1886; era 1904 to 1928

Royal Doulton Open Door Dutch Windmill Teapot; D3754; era 1914 to 1936

Sizes

 4 cut teapot: 19 cm (7.5") edge of handle to lip of spout & 11.5 cm (4.5") tall.

Famous Ships Teapot

Royal Doulton Famous Ships Cutty Sark Teapot; D.5957; era 1938 to 1942

Sizes

4 cup teapot: 20 cm (8") edge of handle to lip of spout & 16.5 cm (6.5") tall.

Greenwood Teapot

Royal Doulton Under The Greenwood Tree Teapot; production era 1940 to 1951

Sizes

 6 cup teapot: 24.7 cm (9.75") edge of handle to lip of spout & 16.7 cm (6.6") tall.

I must thank Heather Pitt for my example of this teapot. I have not been able to find any reference to this shape so I have named it "Greenwood Teapot". If you have a look at the lid I believe that the handle is a silhouette  of Robin Hoods hat. I hazard a guess that this pot was a shape produced just for this series.

Does anybody else have an example of this shaped pot in another series? 

Unnamed Teapot Shapes

 Royal Doulton Sir Roger de Coverley Teapot; dated 1937 

 Royal Doulton Ploughing Teapot; D.5650; era 1936to 1948

 Sizes

4 cup teapot: 18 cm (7”) edge of handle to lip of spout & 14 cm (5.5”) tall

While I do not know the name of this teapot, I have had other examples of this shape in the Fox Hunting A Series. 

Tea Caddy

Royal Doulton Dickens Ware Tea Caddy; D2973 (era 1908 to 1931)

13.5 cm (5.35") tall

While this shape comes along often enough, to see it with its original cover is quite unusual, the cover is lose fitting and not many of these seem to have survived.

New Barton Hot Water Pot

Royal Doulton Zunday Zmocks New Barton Hot Water Pot - D.5680 - era 1936 to 1950

Royal Doulton Ploughing New Barton Hot Water Pot - D5650: era 1936 to 1948

 3 Size

Size 24: 21.5 cm (8.5”) tall & 16.5 cm (6.5”) across the top including handle

Earthen Ware Creamers & Sugar Bowls

Clive Sugar Bowl

Royal Doulton Japanese Orbs Clive Sugar Bowl 

D4223; production era 1921 to 1940

9.25 cm (3.62") tall

Dame Sugar Bowl

Royal Doulton Dickens Ware Dame Sugar Bowl; D2973 (era 1908 to 1931)

12cm (4.75") tall

 Dame Creamer

Roya; Doulton Dickens Ware Dame Creamer: D2973 (era 1908 to 1931)

8cm (3.12") tall

Friar Sugar Bowl & Cremer

Royal Doulton Dickens Ware Friar Open Sugar Bowl

7.5 cm (3”) tall & 12.5 cm (5") from edge of handle to lip of spout

Royal Doulton Dickens Ware Friar Creamer

7.5 cm (3”) tall & 16.5 cm (6.5") including the handles

 

Quorn Creamer & Sugar Bowl

Royal Doulton Gleaners & Gipsies Quorn Creamer & Sugar Bowl

Creamer: 14 cm (5.5”) from the lip of the spout to the handles, 6.5 cm (2.5”) tall

Creamer & Sugar 1(shape name unknown)

Royal Doulton Flower Market Creamer & Sugar; D4785

Creamer: 8.2 cm (3.25”) across from edge of handle to lip of spout,  7.5 cm (3”) tall

Sugar Bowl: is 8 cm (3.12") diameter & 4.5 cm (1.75") tall

 This sugar bowl & creamer are from a tea for 2 that has a heaterlea teapot as the pot.

Royal Doulton Fox Hunting "A" Creamer;D.5104; dated 1939

13 cm (5.25”) across from edge of handle to lip of spout,  12 cm (4.75”) tall

This Creamer was part of a four cup Fox Hunting A Tea Set. The sugar bowl with this tea set was the one below. 

Sugar Bowl 2 (shape name unknown)

Royal Doulton Fox Hunting "A" Sugar Bowl dated 1939

Royal Doulton Ploughing  Sugar Bowl; dated 1937

12 cm (4.75”) across the handles & 6.5 cm (2.5”) tall

Cups & Saucer's & Trios

Royal Doulton Japanese Orbs Pelican Cup & Saucer

D4223; era 1921 to 1940

Octagon Teacup & Saucer's

 Royal Doulton Pansies  Cup & Saucer; D.4049; era 1917 to 1930

The larger of the two cups of referred to as a Breakfast Cup or a Farmer's Cup

 Sizes

  Breakfast Cup & Saucer (Left); Cup 8 cm (3.2") tall - Saucer 15cm (6") diameter

Standard Cup & saucer (Right): Cup 6.5 cm (2.6") tall - Saucer 14 cm (5.5") diameter

Teacup & Saucer (shape name unkown)

Royal Doulton Fox Hunting Teacup & Suacer; dated 1927

Trio (shape name unkown)

Royal Doulton Gum Trees Trio: D3506: dated June 1936

Teapot Stand or Trivets

Most of the trivet shapes can serve for several different shaped teapots, so in most cases it is not possible to name them as being for any one shape, there is however an exception to this rule. A trivet made to suit a Friar teapot really only suits a Friar teapot. I have decided to list the Trivet shapes giving each a letter to define which is which, except of course for the Friar as there can be no doubt which shape that it suits. To date I have identified 5 different shaped trivets decorated with Series Ware.

Trivet Shape A

Royal Doulton Dickens Ware Trivet; D5175; 1931 to 1951 era

16.5 cm (6.5") by 14 cm (5.5")

Trivet "Shape B"

Royal Doulton Dickens Ware Trivet; D2973; 1908 to 1931 era

15,5 cm (6.12") diameter

Please Note: The size veriations in the Trivet "Shape B's" . Below is the photo of the underside of Trivet "Shape B" - Notice the design feature where 4 dimples have been included preven the trivet sitting flat on the table.

Trivet "Shape C"

Royal Doulton Dickens Ware Trivet; D2973; 1908 to 1931 era

 Friar Trivet

Royal Doulton Dickens Ware Trivet; D5175; era 1931 to 1951

 Slops Bowl

A slops bowl was part of many early teasets, it was a bowl similar to an open sugar bowl, but generally it was a bit bigger. The idea was that one could enpty the dregs of a cup of tea into the bowl before pouring a second cup. 

Slop Bowl Shape I

Sairey Gamp ; D5175; era  1931 to 1951

14 cm (5.5") diameter & 7.5 cm (3") tall