Liquid bright gold became available in 1836 but was not used by the potteries of Staffordshire until 1870, and at that point, it began to be used on cheaper wares.
White to off-white colored, thin, hard, compact paste. Clear lead glaze, and the background is pure, paper white. Glaze in clear to light grey where it pools, may also appear slightly bluish. There is a gilded band around the rim.