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A Little History
The National Shelley China Club (NSCC) is a collectors club founded in 1990. A small group of Shelley lovers and collectors living in the Pacific Northwest began meeting to share information and their love of Shelley pottery and fine bone china produced in England during the period of the late 1800's to the mid 1900's. From this humble beginning, the club has grown to over 200 members in the United States and six countries around the world.
In November 2015, the club celebrated its 25th Anniversary. In commemoration of this event, a detailed history of the club was distributed to the attendees. A copy of that document may be viewed here.
So why do we collect? Perhaps Shelley's advertising department provides the best response:
Good taste appreciates the beauty of Shelley China, and a Shelley tea set speaks of quality in every graceful line, in purity of colour (a secret three generations old) and in the featherweight lightness which combines with unsuspected strength. Afternoon tea in china so exquisite has that note of modern splendour which every lady desires.
2024 Dallas Conference Content
Our 2024 Conference was a rousing success. From High Tea on Thursday afternoon through the gala banquet on Sunday night, a good time was had by all. We hope to have a picture gallery up soon. In the meantime, feel free to browse the presentations made for attendees by clicking on the image below. Due to limitations imposed by the copyright owner, Carolyn Keating's presentation, Indian Tree on Wileman and Shelley, is not available on the internet.
2025 International Zoom Meetings
The next International Zoom meeting will be held on Friday 19 September 2025, 4PM Eastern 1PM Pacific
The September Zoom meeting will be hosted by the UK Shelley Group with a presentation by Julie Stevenson. Full details below.
Hope to see you there.
Subject:
The Ripon Horn Blower and other Shelley stories. How my collection started and where I think it’s going.
In less than three years, Julie Stevenson’s Shelley collection grew from a single piece of Harmony to a private curated exhibition of a broad range of Shelley and Wileman pieces at Peterborough Cathedral. In this presentation, Julie will share how and why her collecting began, how she has developed her collection to date and how she selected the pieces to display at the exhibition. The items from that display will be discussed and members will be encouraged to talk about the piece of Shelley that means the most to them.
Click the link to join the meeting.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83772517573?pwd=2Fx0B9NVIUkwM13MZMDRDERgVSbca4.1
Meeting ID: 837 7251 7573
Passcode: 264898
If you need any assistance with Zoom, please let us know. We look forward to meeting new members – no pressure to speak, just come along and watch. As always, double check your local times as we’d hate to miss you, or more to the point, you to miss us!
Location |
Local Time |
Time Zone |
Sydney (Australia – New South Wales) Saturday, 20 September 2025 at 6:00:00 am AEST
Perth (Australia – Western Australia)
Saturday, 20 September 2025 at 4:00:00 am AWST
New York (USA – New York)
Friday, 19 September 2025 at 4:00:00 pm EDT
Los Angeles (USA – California)
Friday, 19 September 2025 at 1:00:00 pm PDT
Anchorage (USA – Alaska)
Friday, 19 September 2025 at 12:00:00 noon AKDT
London (United Kingdom – England)
Friday, 19 September 2025 at 9:00:00 pm BST
Auckland (New Zealand – Auckland)
Saturday, 20 September 2025 at 8:00:00 am NZST
Governance
Our club is a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of the state of Missouri. In accordance with its By-laws, the club is governed by its Board of Directors. Day to day operations are controlled by an Executive Committee consisting of the President, President-elect, Secretary, and Treasurer.
The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors:
Leigh Clark – President
Lynn Porrazzo – President-elect
Rochelle Hart – Treasurer
Roxanne Wilson – Secretary
Contact the Executive Committee at [email protected].
The Board of Directors (excluding Executive Committee):
Past President - Lynn Smith
Rocky Chen
Nance Carpenter
Director - Sophie Goldberg
Director - Shelley Wilson
Carolyn Keating – Magazine Editor ([email protected])
E. Lyle Keating – Webmaster ([email protected])
Ex Officio (Non-voting) Members of the Board:
Betty Shelley - Historian
Donna Gapen – Database Manager
Bruce Sandie - Research Officer
Chris Davenport - Research Officer
Carolyn Keating - Research Officer
Committees:
The club has a number of committees designed assist the board in its management of the club. Committee participation is an easy way to help the club and meet your fellow club members. Volunteers are always appreciated. Current committees and chairs are listed below. Club members desiring to assist on a committee should contact [email protected].
Archives - Open
Budget - Open
Conference - Roxanne Wilson
Marketing & Brand - Donna Gapen
Membership - Leigh Clark
Membership Database - Donna Gapen
Nominations - Dan & Shelley Wilson
Outreach - Nance Carpenter
By-laws - Lynn Smith
Regional Meetings - Open
Research - Chris Davenport
Special Assignment:
UK Club Liaison - Lynn Smith
Australasian Club Liaison - Open
Canada Liaison - Pearl Jacks
Member Directory
At the request of members following the 2020 virtual conference, we have compiled a Membership Directory. The Directory is available to members on the NSCC website and will be updated periodically. Listing your contact information is optional. However, your participation is encouraged to further local or regional membership meetings and to enhance interaction between members.
Requests for listing and changes should be directed to Donna Gapen at [email protected].
Please note that the directory is to be used for NSCC business only. All other use, redistribution or copying is strictly prohibited.
To view the directory, click HERE.
Member Links
Shelley Potteries: Through the courtesy of the authors, we are pleased to make available in pdf format the newly revised version of this seminal work on Shelley and Wileman: Shelley Potteries: The History and Production of a Staffordshire Family of Potters. In addition to the book, this page contains a variety of difficult to find publications including the Silver Book and various promotional catalogues. Click here. In keeping with the wishes of the authors and the practice of our sister clubs in the UK and Australia, this content is being made available to Shelley lovers without regard to membership in the NSCC.
The CHINTZ eBook: A password is needed to access this eBook. The password may be found in the Winter 2015 or later issue of the NSCC Magazine. Click here and be ready to enter the password when prompted. If you cannot access the document or need assistance, please contact [email protected].
Shelley Miniatures: One of our members has graciously prepared an extensive analysis of Shelley miniature cups to include a pictorial catalogue of all miniatures known to exist as of September 2017. The complete analysis in pdf form may be downloaded here.