Millers Encyclopedia Of British Transfer-printed Pottery Patterns, 1790 - 1930 by Gillian Neale (2005, Hardcover)

I have used this book extensively to identify British blue and white transfer printed pottery. In the early days of transfer printing in the late eighteenth century, major manufacturers did not always mark their wares then. It is the pattern and border that are the only means of identifying the manufacturer and the date.

The book contains an illustrated catalogue of patterns, organised alphabetically by subject. Each pattern is illustrated and captioned with information on pattern, series, and border names, maker, date, colours, plus any additional information such as rarity and shape.

Included are ways of dating and identifying by plate edges and stilt marks. An alphabetical list of factories is also provided, highlighting essential makers and key periods of production.