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Flow blue ware was produced by many Staffordshire potters. Among the most familiar were Meigh, Podmore and Walker, Samuel Alcock, Ridgway, John Wedge Wood, and Davenport. It was popular from about 1825 through 1860, and again from 1880 through the turn of the century. The name describes the blurred or flowing effect of the cobalt decoration, which was achieved through the introduction of a chemical vapor into the kiln.

MARTHA WASHINGTON FLOW BLUE 15-STATE COLLECTOR PLATE#11
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Allerton's Flow Blue ArT DEco Double Handle Bowls 3 Set
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Vintage Flow Blue Floral Pink & Yellow Transfer Creamer
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Flow Blue Platter
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Most flow blue ware is a kind of transferware, where the decorative patterns were applied with a paper stencil to often white-glazed blanks, or standard pottery shapes, though some wares were hand painted. The stencils burned away in the kiln. The blue glazes used in flow blue range from gray-blue to sometimes greenish blue, to an inky blue; however the most desirable and sought-after shade is a vivid cobalt blue. Mulberry is another form of flow blue, where the glaze is more purple in hue.