Beach Pottery #2: Tips for ID'ing Beach Finds

For Beachcombers who love to find pottery sherds, here are some basic tips to help you identify the type, age and origin of your shards. To learn more, google terms such as, "Chinese export porcelain," "hard paste porcelain, " "soft paste porcelain," "transferware," "flow blue," "Scottish sponge ware," "earthenware," and "stoneware." Happy beachcombing, researching and learning!
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[Harry_Potter_Fan_]

Two or three years ago I found a piece of pottery and it was from there bottom of some sort of ceramic. It was from the company ‘Ridgways Stoke on Trent’ and I can’t seem to find anything that is similar to it. I mainly just want to identify which piece it may have been from. I’ve done a little bit of digging based on the logo and found that it may be from around 1885-1890

[ReynaSlugBug]

Two weeks ago I found a rectangle shaped piece of pottery on the beach in Key West. It’s an ivory color with pink cherry blossoms. I also found right next to it, a large 2”x 2” piece of clear sea glass.

[dexnichols]

where in the u.s. do you recommend searching for porcelain pieces?