Whats a Sadler Tea Pot?
James Sadler’s company was founded in 1882, and soon became one of the leading manufacturers of teapots in the UK. It all began with James Sadler, who built a factory in Burslem at the heart of the ceramic industry in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire England. He went on and made a name for himself by making fine earthenware teapots. He soon became famous, and a James Sadler teapot became synonymous with quality and good taste. The first teapots were made using a red clay with a dark brown glazed surface. The Rockingham Brown, or ‘Brown Betty’ as it is affectionately known, is still in production today using a more elegant, less utilitarian, white clay. It is an encouraging thought that the original James Sadler, whose great-grandson is still involved with the firm today would have approved of the diversity and design of the current range of collector’s teapots. Remember, if it doesn’t have the James Sadler bottom stamp, it isn’t a James Sadler teapot! What is Chintz? Chintz was originally
