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Ceramics Collection (page 3)

Background imageCeramics Collection: Portrait of Josiah Wedgwood on horseback

Portrait of Josiah Wedgwood on horseback from the original painting by George Stubbs. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

Background imageCeramics Collection: Mantelpiece from Longton Hall

Mantelpiece from Longton Hall. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co. from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

Background imageCeramics Collection: British Museum - glass and ceramic gallery 1888

British Museum - glass and ceramic gallery 1888
Newly opened glass and ceramic gallery of the British Museum. 1888

Background imageCeramics Collection: Pottey - Pressers at work 1880s

Pottey - Pressers at work 1880s
Pottery pressing. Date: 1880s

Background imageCeramics Collection: Pottey -slip-house 1880s

Pottey -slip-house 1880s
Potteries putting or taking-out slip from the ground. Date: 1880s

Background imageCeramics Collection: Staffordshire pottery 1884

Staffordshire pottery 1884
Flat presser, making plates. Date: 1884

Background imageCeramics Collection: Wedgwoods manufactory in Burslem

Wedgwoods manufactory in Burslem
Ivy House, Burslem, Wedgwoods first pottery

Background imageCeramics Collection: Wedgwoods manufactory in Etruria 1850s

Wedgwoods manufactory in Etruria 1850s
Yard at Wedgwoods manufactory in Etruria the village near Stoke-on-Trent built by Josiah Wedgwood. Date: 1850s

Background imageCeramics Collection: Wedgwoods manufactory in Etruria 1857

Wedgwoods manufactory in Etruria 1857
Etruria, the village near Stoke-on-Trent built by Josiah Wedgwood to be the centre of his ceramics production. Date: 1857

Background imageCeramics Collection: Porcelain manufacturers 1848

Porcelain manufacturers 1848
Moulding: The placing of the craull upon the mould; the ornament-moulder repareur or finisher. Date: 1848

Background imageCeramics Collection: Porcelain manufacturers 1843

Porcelain manufacturers 1843
Workers carefully place seggars or saggars for firing in the biscuit kiln at the Royal Porcelain Works, Worcester. 1843

Background imageCeramics Collection: Ceramics - decorating 1902

Ceramics - decorating 1902
Men decorating ceramics in fine-detail, Glasgow, Scotland. 1902

Background imageCeramics Collection: Manufacturing Sevres porcelain

Manufacturing Sevres porcelain
A very beautifully shot postcard photograph showing the colouring workshop (preparing the background colours) for Sevres porcelain, particularly the famous Sevres Blue - Sevres Factory, France

Background imageCeramics Collection: Bird s-eye view of the exterior of the new serves porcelain manufactory in the Park of St

Bird s-eye view of the exterior of the new serves porcelain manufactory in the Park of St. Cloud in France. Date: 1864

Background imageCeramics Collection: The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Co Durham, England, is a French style chateau

The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Co Durham, England, is a French style chateau, housing a permanent collection of art, furniture and ceramics. Date: opened 1892

Background imageCeramics Collection: Potters throwing clay 1836

Potters throwing clay 1836
Potters in the act of throwing clay. Date: 1836

Background imageCeramics Collection: Kaolin manufacture of ceramics

Kaolin manufacture of ceramics
Kaolin manufacture, near St. Austell in Cornwall, clay works with working water wheel. Date: 19th century

Background imageCeramics Collection: TEA SERVICE 1930S

TEA SERVICE 1930S
Lovely cups and saucers with matching milk jug, sugar lumps in a glass bowl and biscuits on a plate, but sadly, no tea! Date: 1930s

Background imageCeramics Collection: TUNISIAN POTTERS CAVE

TUNISIAN POTTERS CAVE
A Tunisian potter at work in his underground cave workroom at Tunis, Tunisia, North Africa. Date: 1930s

Background imageCeramics Collection: HAMPSTEAD ART STALL

HAMPSTEAD ART STALL
Stalls selling art and ceramics at Hampstead, north London, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageCeramics Collection: PAINTING POTTERY / 1930S

PAINTING POTTERY / 1930S
Pottery is painted by hand Date: 1930s

Background imageCeramics Collection: VASES MADE

VASES MADE
Vases and jugs being manufactured- one lady looks intent on smashing them Date: 1930s

Background imageCeramics Collection: MEISSEN PORCELAIN

MEISSEN PORCELAIN
The Market of Love - a characteristically kitschy example of porcelain work from Meissen, Germany - note that the cupid is held in mid-air - thats craftsmanship ! Date: 19th century

Background imageCeramics Collection: ERUTRIA WORKS

ERUTRIA WORKS
The works yard at Erutria, Josiah Wedgwoods factory village. Date: 19th century

Background imageCeramics Collection: Kilns

Kilns
Two men cut peat to be used in the tall kilns standing behind them. Date: 1803

Background imageCeramics Collection: COALPORT WORKS

COALPORT WORKS
The Coalport China works in Shropshire, originally opened by John Rose in 1796 alongside the Shropshire Canal. Manufacture at the works ended in 1926. Date: 19th century

Background imageCeramics Collection: USING POTTERS WHEEL

USING POTTERS WHEEL
Using the potters wheel - the beginnings of a tall pot. Date: 1965

Background imageCeramics Collection: LOADING VAN WITH POTTERY

LOADING VAN WITH POTTERY
Pottery and china being loaded into a van, packed in wicker baskets, ready for export. Date: 1950s

Background imageCeramics Collection: POTTERY / ANCIENT CHINA

POTTERY / ANCIENT CHINA
Pottery production in ancient China - extracting the clay. (1 of 4)

Background imageCeramics Collection: CERAMICS MAKING PLATES 1902

CERAMICS MAKING PLATES 1902
Making plates and saucers at the Britannia Pottery, Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1902

Background imageCeramics Collection: CERAMICS PRINTING 1902

CERAMICS PRINTING 1902
Printing and transferring onto pottery at the Britannia Pottery, Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1902

Background imageCeramics Collection: CERAMICS WAREHOUSE 1902

CERAMICS WAREHOUSE 1902
Finished goods in the warehouse, Britannia Pottery, Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1902

Background imageCeramics Collection: CERAMICS POTTERY 1902

CERAMICS POTTERY 1902
Making toilet, dinner and fancy ware at the Britannia Pottery, Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1902

Background imageCeramics Collection: BELLEEK POTTERY WORKS

BELLEEK POTTERY WORKS
Belleek pottery factory. Date: 1869

Background imageCeramics Collection: Pottery processes

Pottery processes
Various pottery proceses : 1. The Thrower 2. The Turner 3. The Biscuit Oven 4. Printing 5. Ornamenting. Date: 19th Century

Background imageCeramics Collection: Porcelain Manufactory at Worcester

Porcelain Manufactory at Worcester
The Porcelain Manufactory at Worcester

Background imageCeramics Collection: Worcester porcelain works

Worcester porcelain works. Date: 19th Century

Background imageCeramics Collection: Satire on the blue and white china craze, 1880

Satire on the blue and white china craze, 1880
The six mark tea-pot: satire on the mania for blue and white china. An aesthetic young lady examines a teapot and exclaims to her gentleman friend(who bears a remarkable likeness to Oscar Wilde)

Background imageCeramics Collection: Giant Russian Vase

Giant Russian Vase
Large vase in porcelain and a jasper vase, Imperial Factory, Russia (At Great Exhibition, Crystal Palace) Date: 1851

Background imageCeramics Collection: A young girl and her doll and trinket souvenir stall, Goreme

A young girl and her doll and trinket souvenir stall, Goreme
A young girl waits patiently for customers beside her doll and trinket souvenir stall, Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey Date: 1992

Background imageCeramics Collection: Valdivia culture. Ecuador. 3500 BC-1800 BC. Venus statuette

Valdivia culture. Ecuador. 3500 BC-1800 BC. Venus statuette
Pre-Columbian art. Valdivia culture. Ecuador. 3500 BC-1800 BC. Venus statuette. 8 x 12, 5 cm. From Ecuador. Private collection

Background imageCeramics Collection: Islamic pottery. Taifor. Plate decorated with horse. Ceramic

Islamic pottery. Taifor. Plate decorated with horse. Ceramic glaze. From Medina Elvira (Granada). 10th century. Archaeological Museum of Granada. Andalucia

Background imageCeramics Collection: Hispano-Roman amphora used to carry oil, wine

Hispano-Roman amphora used to carry oil, wine or cereal. It comes from the coast of Catalonia. Roman art. Ceramics

Background imageCeramics Collection: Olpe Chigi Vase. 650 -640 BC. Proto-Corinthian

Olpe Chigi Vase. 650 -640 BC. Proto-Corinthian style. Decorated with illustrations of warriors (upper side), riders and carts (center) and hunting scenes (lower part). Archaic Greek art. Ceramics

Background imageCeramics Collection: Bruce Bairnsfather Ware by Grimwades

Bruce Bairnsfather Ware by Grimwades
A selection of pottery manufactured by the firm Grimwades of Staffordshire, featuring the designs of Bruce Bairnsfather, the artist whose cartoons featured in The Bystander during World War I

Background imageCeramics Collection: General view of Penco, Bio Bio, Chile, South America

General view of Penco, Bio Bio, Chile, South America
General view of the town and city of Penco, in the Bio Bio region of Chile, South America. Showing the ceramics factory, Fabrica Nacional de Loza, in the centre. Date: circa 1915

Background imageCeramics Collection: Pre-Incan. Tolita Culture (500-500 AD). Ceramic figure. From

Pre-Incan. Tolita Culture (500-500 AD). Ceramic figure. From
Pre-Columbian art. Pre-Incan. Tolita Culture (500-500 AD). From Ecuador. Ceramic figure. Museo del Banco central. Quito. Ecuador

Background imageCeramics Collection: Pre-Columbian art. Valdivia culture. Ecuador. 3500 BC-1800 B

Pre-Columbian art. Valdivia culture. Ecuador. 3500 BC-1800 BC. Venus statuette. From Ecuador. Private collection



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