Thanks for the post. First let me begin by saying right off the top that the set you are inquiring about is not in my area of expertise. However, I have seen sherds of this material in an archaeological context especially from an 1830s to 1870s site in MI. The set looks most like what some researchers define as "sprig molded decorated" - see http://www.jefpat.org/diagnostic/Post-Colonial%20Ceramics/Less%20Commonly%20Found/SprigMoldedDecoration/index-sprigmoldeddecoration.html on the Maryland Diagnostic Artifacts web page, especially near middle of page that has a similar hollow form as yours. Note their description of "Bone china and other white bodied tea and tablewares embellished with small blue or lavender tinted sprigs are a common find in nineteenth-century archaeological contexts." The outline of your pieces with paneled sides are strongly 1840s not late 19th century. The impressed mark "Real Ironstone" was also used at that time and was a generic name for the ware type. There were many other general ware types used by various manufacturers such as "Pearl Stone Ware", "Opaque Pearl", "Stone Ware", "Ironstone", etc. Unfortunately, the pieces appear to be absent of any manufacturer's mark or registry mark. Just off the top of my head, the Tea Leaf design was originally attributed to Anthony Shaw around 1856. Many other potteries followed suit commonly 'dressing up' molded forms/shapes with the copper luster tea leaf decoration along with simple bands from the 1850s and into the early 20th century. Without a maker or diamond registry mark, it's hard to be sure. For whatever it's worth, I would guess that this set is sprig molded dating to the 1840s.
Tim
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