Collecting Antique Ironstone With Rajiv Surendra

Рет қаралды 72,867

7 ай бұрын

Ironstone is a type of earthenware made popular in the 1800s. Rajiv has been collecting Ironstone dishes for years and today he shares his passion for why and how he loves this simple yet beautiful tableware.
🔴 RECOMMENDED VIDEOS/PLAYLISTS
🎥 VIDEO: My Updated Apartment Tour: • How I Transformed my A...
🎥 VIDEO: Tidying Your Mind: • Is your mind a clutter...
🎥 VIDEO: How to Wash your Whites: • How to Wash your White...
🎥 VIDEO: Use your nicest things every day: • Why you should use you...
🎥 VIDEO: Flower Arrangements Tutorial: • How To Make Beautiful ...
🎥 LIST: Rajiv Surendra's Playlist Season 1: • Rajiv Surendra's Playlist
★ TABLE OF CONTENTS ★
• 0:36 Ironstone background with Charles James Mason
• 1:19 Minimal decoration but so elegant and utilitarian
• 3:45 Look in books and magazines for inspiration
• 5:09 Crazing in Ironstone and the controversy
• 6:00 The color of ironstone and the iridescence of the glaze
• 7:33 Identifying Ironstone by stamp, mark, and wet clay locations
• 9:00 When the price is right
• 10:02 The NYC Tenement Museum features some ironstone dishwater
• 11:15 A marriage in the antique world and how to clean ironstone
• 13:00 Examples of an ironstone collection and various stamps
• 14:14 Ironstone as a treasure-hunting adventure in a thrift store or antique shop
• 15:00 Collecting Ironstone motivation
💡 TOPICS IN THIS VIDEO 💡
• Charles James Mason
• Elegant forms in affordable china
• Simple footed bowl
• Raised design in the clay for the ornate pieces
• Do not buy chipped or cracked ironstone
• Crazing in Ironstone and the pros and cons
• Ironstone color is a blue/gray/white
• The stamps of ironstone
• Average price of ironstone china and the price in thrift stores
• NYC Tenement Museum for reference on old ironstone
• How to clean ironstone with hydrogen peroxide
• Ironstone collection is one that is used and touched
• Ironstone collection examples
• Ironstone stamp and ironstone mark examples
• Ironstone as a treasure hunting experience in a thrift store
• Collecting Ironstone 101
If you enjoy Rajiv's videos and would like to see more, please contribute to the
gofundme campaign that is raising the funds to produce the content on this channel: gofund.me/fbcb3a22
✅ Instagram: / rajivsurendra
✅ TikTok: / rajivsurendra_
✅ Twitter: / rajivsurendra
🔴 ** ABOUT THIS CHANNEL **
Welcome to my KZfaq Channel! I've been immersed in the creative and domestic arts for all my life and its a real honor to be sharing my interests with you.
Click here to subscribe: / rajivsurendra
🔎 HASHTAGS
#ironstonechina
#Rajivsurendra
#diy
#antique

Пікірлер: 266

@cece4331 7 ай бұрын

I'm convinced Rajiv is a cute woodland sprite taking occasional breaks from enchanting forests to school us on life's beauty.

@jreid2171 7 ай бұрын

😂❤😊 very well said

@Englishroserebecca 7 ай бұрын

👏👏👏

@slucas6303 7 ай бұрын

I’m so glad to see a fellow ironstone collector who also shares my passion for them! I’ve collected antique ironstone for 25 years and I’m still in love with them to this day. I have my eyes on a cake stand and a foot bath nowadays. They’re the holy grail for all serious antique ironstone collectors, Rajiv! So keep your eyes open for them!

@saraosborn1297 7 ай бұрын

Ive been collecting too but curious about the brand/studios that produced them. Any takers?

@alice.lefthandedscissors 7 ай бұрын

"I don't know what this is, I just like it." My mantra for antique shopping.

@taliaaalia5175 7 ай бұрын

I love every single video you make. Whether I’m familiar or unfamiliar with the things/art you mention never seems to matter - I wind up feeling passionate about it by the end of your video.

@MissMustang98 Ай бұрын

Completely agree. Rajiv has given me so many ideas, so much hope, and encouragement in that wanting everything in your home to be special (to you) and beautiful is not ridiculous.

@reneknaap1745 5 ай бұрын

Yes!! Yes!! Yes!! Use your collections! Don’t just lock them up in a glass cabinet. Enjoy them and bring a little bit of beauty into everyday life

@KateEASN 7 ай бұрын

Being alive is the special occasion! Use your treasures every day 😊 Rajiv, your ironstone is beautiful. I am in love with the pitcher... Thank you for another grand video!

@sinjaja5836 7 ай бұрын

Yes, the pitcher is absolutely gorgeous.

@abantorprolaap 7 ай бұрын

I will remember this. "Being alive is the special occasion." Thank you.

@rahimer 7 ай бұрын

I almost cried hearing you describe the beauty of the pitcher.

@bonnerdebbie 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Rajiv,I use all white china (not ironstone) and dress it up with my grandmother's hand painted pieces.

@desanders12 7 ай бұрын

I so appreciate the way you share and educate on the things you love. Your authenticity is your greatest asset. 💞

@michaelgray1123 7 ай бұрын

I like the fact that you use the items that you collect. You have some really impressive pieces. Thanks for sharing!!!!!

@fibienn250 7 ай бұрын

I love your practical approach to collecting and the way it seamlessly intertwines with your love of the aesthetics. Also, the wagon imitation was hilarious 😂

@patriciaholloway 7 ай бұрын

When I saw the topic was ironstone, I stopped right in the middle of my Amazon order 😅 I adore ironstone, especially when it's hotelware or restaurantware. I'd like to get some more "white" pieces, but I LOVE the crazing and some discoloration lol. I love it when you can see the age and the use. I find these speak to me the most. My absolute favorite piece is a square bowl, fluted on the outside, with a slight pedestal. And I got it for $4 at a thrift store. I could write poetry for that bowl!! ❤️

@joycewirth3022 7 ай бұрын

Hi Rajiv, as a child I wanted to be an early American citizen because I was drawn to the simplicity of that period. Ironstone is elegant and clean, timeless, and can be used every day. I love the hunt and continue to seek it out. Thanks for this video, now I will be competing with fellow buyers, making it harder to find, so as the saying goes, "the early bird catches the worm". Where's my alarm clock? Jersey Ann from NJ 😂🤣❤

@jefflawrentz1624 7 ай бұрын

This brought back memories of my grandmothers love of ironstone. She didn’t have much of it but they were her treasures. I have seen people take 40 volume hydrogen peroxide and submerge the ceramic in an enamel broiler and heat in the oven to remove stains more quickly than a cold soak. Bleach can leach in under the glaze and cause flaking to the surface and should be avoided. This was fun to watch-thanks Rajiv!

@rajivsurendra 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the oven tip!

@eva7673 7 ай бұрын

I know someone who buys hydrogen peroxide paste /cream (in Amazon) and applies it to ironstone and leaves it overnight to whiten it. (Also very good for whitening pieces of plastic that are yellowish because of time/sun damage)

@AnnapolisGirly 7 ай бұрын

Rajiv, you’ve also highlighted the Ironstone with all of your beautiful variations of white (creams and ivories) in your walls, flower vase and curtains. So pleasing to the eye.

@anacvija5513 7 ай бұрын

„It would go gakakagakagakaka all over the country..“ Rajiv love this video ❤️😁

@juliefaulkner5497 7 ай бұрын

We all want to see a table set out with some of your Ironstone and one of your lovely flower arrangements.

@jl82714 7 ай бұрын

This reminds me of how paste stones were used in jewelry in the 17/1800s, the cuts and designs were just as beautiful as cut gemstones, yet made to be affordable and very durable. I didn’t know much about ironstone, it’s so beautiful - thanks for sharing!

@DesireeCeleste 7 ай бұрын

Rajiv, the reverence you hold for your items is inspiring! I use fine China I found from a thrift store for my usual dish ware. I show it love by using these pieces that had definitely been donated unused. My friends are always so scared to use them when they come over, but the use it how it’s loved.

@bettenotap4791 7 ай бұрын

I’m about to do the same, I have my eye on a Royal Doulton 45 piece bone china set for $120. I will use them as my daily set. 🇨🇦

@Bella-zh1me 7 ай бұрын

I'm gaga over you. Love your channel. I first encountered you when you featured your hallway. I have always loved and collected and sold ironstone as a dealer. Its simple the color is soft and pleasing. All crazed, even chipped and discolored pieces can be decorative or repurposed. Platters are my favorite. Thank you.

@patriciaholloway 7 ай бұрын

I adore the crazing and discoloration!

@Kookka_ 7 ай бұрын

The music is pleasing and the background colors looks so lovely with the calming white and pops of color from the orchids. Just all out gorgeous Rajiv.

@zvezdoblyat 7 ай бұрын

Most kids have monsters under their beds, but Rajiv had ironstone and silver cutlery 😂

@user-vg9ch8sj8y 7 ай бұрын

I love your appreciation for vintage and antique pieces. The White Ironstone China Association has compiled a wonderful reference The Illustrated Guide of White Ironstone China from A to Z. It’s so valuable for the collector especially if you’re interested in researching the history, shapes and different potters. Happy hunting!

@dayday8332 7 ай бұрын

Rajiv, you manage to make potentially boring subjects mesmerizing!! I learn a lot from you and it is such a treat in my day when I realize you have uploaded a new video.👍

@orphansparrow2 7 ай бұрын

I have three Ironstone plates that I absolutely love and use to eat on regularly. One has bad crazing, the other two are nearly perfect. I had no idea that they were Ironstone until I saw this video and noticed the marks underneath. I casually collect antique or handmade dishes, but from thrift stores usually. My plates were 99 cents for all three. Rajiv's collection is so beautiful.

@nlbhaduri 7 ай бұрын

I would LOVE to see you set a table with your china, silverware, glassware and one of your glorious flower arrangements! Maybe even show how you cook something you would serve…..please, please kind sir!

@georgiakuchinsky 7 ай бұрын

he does have a video on this subject with HGTV!

@LarsGudem 7 ай бұрын

Can we talk about how well the colour of the shirt goes with the gold bracelets?! I am mesmerized. 😍

@barbiec4312 7 ай бұрын

I need to relax before bed. I don’t care too much about collecting, but I love watching Rajiv do anything.

@melaniereeder2349 7 ай бұрын

1.gorgeous collection! 2. All your collector friends are suddenly annoyed that you unleashed a new crop of people looking for ironstone lol

@everythingilike-lisalovesf8540 7 ай бұрын

Lol

@slucas6303 7 ай бұрын

When Martha Stewart introduced antique ironstone in her show some 20 years ago, she literally brought up its prices because her followers rushed out to hunt them down!

@paulagiardinella5365 7 ай бұрын

I collect ironstone as well due to its beauty and affordability. Enjoyed the video!

@carmenm.4091 7 ай бұрын

I loved the way you imitated the rattling of the crockery in the wagons 😂❤

@guywolff 7 ай бұрын

I am not sure if I am corect but I always thought the eradesant shine to older English Ironstone was that it was fired in coal ..Lets ask someone in the 5 towns of SToke on Trent :) I am sure they were fired in bungs (towers) of saggers .Saggers are protective containers that stack in the kilns or a kind of "KIln Furnature ... In the design work they started on paper but then the pot was sculpted and the mastery was in that work ..Then molds were made of the sculpted pot and the shape could be mass produced leaving a small team with mastery and a larger group with good skill finishing the making of the pots .. On the glazing and firing side the skill level still took a lifetime to keep the production ahead of the surprises altering materials and changing conditions always bring to a pottery kiln ... A visit to the SToke museum may be in order ...

@rajivsurendra 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, Master Wolff! I knew you'd have some idea of how these were fired. This is the color that I'd like to mimic in the bowls I'm making in Rhode Island.

@happyhollee596 5 ай бұрын

😊love them

@debrap947 7 ай бұрын

Awe...you're speaking my language, Johnson Brothers, stoneware, transferware...TEA PARTY!!!! Love this!

@flowerboy7810 7 ай бұрын

The color reminds me of vintage milk glass, which happens to be an obsession I caught from a friend who collects it.

@pipersmom 7 ай бұрын

Here I am suffering through a cold, wishing I could find a wonderful video to watch. Low and behold you answered my wish Rajiv ❤ You speak to my soul. I love how you enjoy life. Thank you 🤗 Happy Holidays!

@margretherandall5689 7 ай бұрын

Elegance, to the eye and touch. Thank you, for educating us. Your videos, are educational and inspiring Rajiv❤

@aimee4845 7 ай бұрын

please consider more videos on antiques & collecting..

@ranji8084 7 ай бұрын

I am not an antique collector. However your video is very informative and interesting even for someone who is not a collector. 🤗

@ImranHassan6139 7 ай бұрын

It's simple yet very elegant.

@thefilipinojoe 7 ай бұрын

Indeed.. it almost looks modern. I love it too. I’d not known anything about it before watching your video. I admire you for using all of it instead of just displaying it on a shelf. ❤

@tammytambrella6816 6 ай бұрын

Can’t imagine modern plastic plates and dishes lasting 200 years and remaining in pristine condition.

@lamoinette23 6 ай бұрын

the pitcher is just the quintessential shape of a pitcher! i love it so much. a long time ago now, when i was living in and repairing the house i grew up in.. without hardly any money unfortunately, i was collecting small items just to get by for everyday use, a mug, a plate. didn't have much to spend was scrounging for every little thing, i found a small ironstone plate in a local antique store. there was something lovely about it, the color, the simplicity. it was stamped ironstone on the reverse and was just a couple of dollars, so i took it home. sadly don't have it any more though i wish i did, but this video reminded me of home for just a little while.

@HD-xk3km 7 ай бұрын

Definitely concur on the recommendation to collect with a friend if you happen to love the same thing... it deepens the everyday joy. And same for seeing things in a museum, which really ups the inspiration quotient. My best friend and I have been collecting Russell Wright Iroquois china for over 15 years, and I use it every day. Each time I reach for a plate or bowl, I am happier than the moment before. Thanks for sharing all your inspirations, Rajiv!

@evelyntan5588 7 ай бұрын

Except when both of you want the same piece, lol!

@tammyjohnson7401 7 ай бұрын

I like that you use your iron stone and not let it collect dust. Beautiful collection.

@barbaracole4314 7 ай бұрын

Love that piece behind you with flowers displayed in it poised on that pedestal, very cool looking

@rajivsurendra 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! There's a video on my channel on how I made that orchid arrangement!

@bernaw.3259 7 ай бұрын

Good Morning, I love your ironstone collection I can tell you love using them thanks for sharing. 💕💕💕💕

@arlinejernigan 7 ай бұрын

I collect pottery and I love eating off of it everyday. It makes the food taste better, and I love looking at it.

@zizionthego 6 ай бұрын

Rajiv, i can't decide on whether or not having beautiful things would be my style of life. Honestly, you knida make me think it is not, but I still love watching you and your beautiful things.

@ourcozychalet 7 ай бұрын

Yes! I love Ironstone. Your pieces are beautiful. And the hunt is the best part. I'm still hunting. Thanks for the video,🙌🏽🫶🏾🥰

@aquicknotebyisa 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful collection, "some kind of vase" could be used to preserve cherries in vinegar, the hollow at the top prevents them from rising, you close it with a very thin white cotton and a cork cover

@anitainmo489 7 ай бұрын

Such a lovely collection. You do have a remarkable ability to find the beauty in everyday items. Thank you!

@smithanimom 7 ай бұрын

Am a big fan of your videos Rajiv ..n they inspire me to clean and organise..plz do fridge organisation and bathroom org video ..plzzzz

@AmansReal 7 ай бұрын

Its always so great and cheerful to see Rajiv's new video pop up, first thing in my KZfaq feed. Always.

@Ask571986 7 ай бұрын

I wish I could feel this way about one thing in my life, the way he feels about all his possessions. It’s inspiring.

@robincapuano8216 7 ай бұрын

Lovely collection! I would like to say that your closeups are not close enough to see the details you discuss like crazing and back stamps. Thank you.😊

@hoedown175 7 ай бұрын

Gah-gah-gah-gah-gh-gh-gh-gah and then arrive unbroken. Love love love this!!!

@Riblyme 7 ай бұрын

Rajiv has an eye for the very best. Beautiful!

@Englishroserebecca 7 ай бұрын

I never saw anyone describe a jug with such poetry and enjoyment ❤❤

@mya1207 7 ай бұрын

My happy place: embedded In-between Rajiv’s iron stone collection

@reddog40 16 күн бұрын

I love ironstone but I don't collect it, I love early American 1700's -1800's.However listening to and seeing these pieces I thought how beautiful it would be to set a dinner table amongst all the old wooden patina pieces I have curated.You have curated beautiful collection.

@user-pp8rd7os6f 3 ай бұрын

I can confirm Rajiv's thought process on how to spot genuine ironstone as I was just at the Round Top Antique Fair last month and that blue undertone is so obvious now! Thanks so much to Rajiv and his informational channel for helping me on this front. I'm happy to report I purchased my first pieces and we have a trip planned to the English countryside in the fall where i do plan to come back with more pieces even if i have to ship them back home because they are too bulky for my suitcases!

@melaniestallings2621 7 ай бұрын

Lovely collection. I’d really like to see you put the orchid arrangement together AND see how you water it without having to completely disassemble it.

@rajivsurendra 7 ай бұрын

Last week's video on my channel shows how I put that arrangement together ;-)

@stormeliz7406 7 ай бұрын

This is my favorite channel!

@howigotover798 7 ай бұрын

I collect English ironstone too but with colors and patterns and much more detailed.I have several beautiful pitchers with basins,a few gravy boats,one with bottom dish,a creamer or two and most likely a few more pieces in my antique cabinets.

@carolynsteele5404 7 ай бұрын

Whenever I see you have a new video. I get so happy. It’s like me saying educate me. I have learned so much from you and I have been antiquing all my life.

@carolynclitheroe3588 7 ай бұрын

Lovely! My favourite ceramics are Thomas white China. I inherited my parents wedding set and we use it every day. The simplicity of the design makes my heart sing, it has an impossibly pure form

@nadinetasmania 7 ай бұрын

Love your approach to collecting. You find it, love it but also use it - perfect!

@yasminaraks 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your beautiful collection! The quivering“You’re coming home with me!” is the best feeling while thrifting! I try to enjoy my treasured finds as often as possible. It makes a mundane day so much brighter!

@JoyceB-qv9xq 7 ай бұрын

That 'shovel" looks like a Victorian ice cream spoon. Love your collection! Thank you for sharing this video!

@karenreiter533 7 ай бұрын

Yes, I have a set of Victorian ice cream spoons and they look like little shovels.

@lauram3247 7 ай бұрын

Now I wanna hear the story about the silver and see it, too! Beautiful collection.

@glendalafont1561 7 ай бұрын

Loved this.

@chinchillin6280 6 ай бұрын

Over the holidays, I bought a Victorian stone vase/jar in a UK small town called Winchester, and, immediately thought of Rajiv lol 😂 thought “he’d be so proud!”

@Joe2theFACE 7 ай бұрын

Kevin G energy in this channel with you nerding out with us about all the amazing things you’re interested in!

@JeannieS59 7 ай бұрын

Great Video!!! Can you do a video on your bathroom???? Some of your Ironstone pieces were from your Bathroom, great ideas!

@christinewarnaar-bates3494 7 ай бұрын

I l(extra) love it when you talk about the things you learned at Pioneer Village

@marysebellerose7636 7 ай бұрын

I have a passion for Ironstone too, what a great video!

@laurenl5843 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful collection. 😊💜

@GinaStanyerBooks 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful.

@tennysoneffie6943 7 ай бұрын

Awesome ❤

@elpisscarvelis665 6 ай бұрын

The silver shovel in your sugar pot is a spoon for ice cream. The edge can be”cut” a very cold ice cream. My silver cutlery has similar ones.

@toipen 7 ай бұрын

Another fantastic video! Thanks Rajiv!

@jenniferthornburg7771 7 ай бұрын

Rajiv, you are a beautiful soul. Thank you for your thoughtful content.

@rajivsurendra 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@mishandcan 7 ай бұрын

Hi Rajiv Thank you for sharing all of your knowledge with us. I enjoy ALL of your videos. Very Grateful❤😊😊

@freedomwalkerpeace3727 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video. I will start looking for Ironstone to collect.

@plateitsimple 7 ай бұрын

I wait for your videos every Saturday. Just amazing content ❤

@nimcom.5396 7 ай бұрын

It is such joy watching you talk about objects you love.

@spacebar9733 7 ай бұрын

This makes me so happy ughhh

@rhodatuckey7119 7 ай бұрын

Thank you... I love ironstone as well...I have complete set of Johnson Brothers Heritage Hall...

@kellymcdaniel6272 7 ай бұрын

I do too! It’s the only thing that survived my first marriage😂

@rhodatuckey7119 7 ай бұрын

@@kellymcdaniel6272 Yes, my first marriage did not last either but the dishes are still lovely...I had the brown set...my Thanksgiving Table was really beautiful with that huge Turkey Platter...at that time the platter alone was $85.00 in 1980. I have all the serving pieces and enough for 24 people...like a double set...thanks for sharing...my husband DID NOT appreciate such things as I did and still do...he was a degenerate...

@klmjtr 7 ай бұрын

Love your videos.. I only wish we could see things more up close when you are trying to show them. 🙂

@christinarcelano2235 7 ай бұрын

I collect ironstone. I love it, also. I have a pitcher with the ‘crazing’, that I adore…its my oldest piece.

@CThomasCapricorn 7 ай бұрын

I’m obsessed with your videos! You’re like Sri Lankan Martha Stewart, only much more practical! You rock!

@johnmcglynn4102 7 ай бұрын

Thank you again Rajiv....

@utahdan231 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful collection , great video, awesome Rajiv.

@JulietSabapathipillai-hp8vp 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful collection. Look forward to more videos Love from NZ

@azzamarwan5476 7 ай бұрын

It's so nice to watch and so good to use your items ❤❤thank you for sharing 🎉🎉

@trudiemooy9676 7 ай бұрын

Fab collection Rajiv❣️

@user-nj4ni8yz9w 7 ай бұрын

Love to watch you with treasures. Collecting antiques and vintage is my passion and I hope to rarely purchase new. Recycling is and great reason but the quality is everything. Love your channel.