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Portrait of Josiah Wedgwood on horseback from the original painting by George Stubbs. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood
Mantelpiece from Longton Hall. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co. from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood
British Museum - glass and ceramic gallery 1888Newly opened glass and ceramic gallery of the British Museum. 1888
Pottey - Pressers at work 1880sPottery pressing. Date: 1880s
Pottey -slip-house 1880sPotteries putting or taking-out slip from the ground. Date: 1880s
Staffordshire pottery 1884Flat presser, making plates. Date: 1884
Wedgwoods manufactory in BurslemIvy House, Burslem, Wedgwoods first pottery
Wedgwoods manufactory in Etruria 1850sYard at Wedgwoods manufactory in Etruria the village near Stoke-on-Trent built by Josiah Wedgwood. Date: 1850s
Wedgwoods manufactory in Etruria 1857Etruria, the village near Stoke-on-Trent built by Josiah Wedgwood to be the centre of his ceramics production. Date: 1857
Porcelain manufacturers 1848Moulding: The placing of the craull upon the mould; the ornament-moulder repareur or finisher. Date: 1848
Porcelain manufacturers 1843Workers carefully place seggars or saggars for firing in the biscuit kiln at the Royal Porcelain Works, Worcester. 1843
Ceramics - decorating 1902Men decorating ceramics in fine-detail, Glasgow, Scotland. 1902
Manufacturing Sevres porcelainA very beautifully shot postcard photograph showing the colouring workshop (preparing the background colours) for Sevres porcelain, particularly the famous Sevres Blue - Sevres Factory, France
Bird s-eye view of the exterior of the new serves porcelain manufactory in the Park of St. Cloud in France. Date: 1864
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
Potters throwing clay 1836Potters in the act of throwing clay. Date: 1836
Kaolin manufacture of ceramicsKaolin manufacture, near St. Austell in Cornwall, clay works with working water wheel. Date: 19th century
TEA SERVICE 1930SLovely cups and saucers with matching milk jug, sugar lumps in a glass bowl and biscuits on a plate, but sadly, no tea! Date: 1930s
TUNISIAN POTTERS CAVEA Tunisian potter at work in his underground cave workroom at Tunis, Tunisia, North Africa. Date: 1930s
HAMPSTEAD ART STALLStalls selling art and ceramics at Hampstead, north London, England. Date: 1950s
PAINTING POTTERY / 1930SPottery is painted by hand Date: 1930s
VASES MADEVases and jugs being manufactured- one lady looks intent on smashing them Date: 1930s
MEISSEN PORCELAINThe 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
ERUTRIA WORKSThe works yard at Erutria, Josiah Wedgwoods factory village. Date: 19th century
KilnsTwo men cut peat to be used in the tall kilns standing behind them. Date: 1803
COALPORT WORKSThe 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
USING POTTERS WHEELUsing the potters wheel - the beginnings of a tall pot. Date: 1965
LOADING VAN WITH POTTERYPottery and china being loaded into a van, packed in wicker baskets, ready for export. Date: 1950s
POTTERY / ANCIENT CHINAPottery production in ancient China - extracting the clay. (1 of 4)
CERAMICS MAKING PLATES 1902Making plates and saucers at the Britannia Pottery, Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1902
CERAMICS PRINTING 1902Printing and transferring onto pottery at the Britannia Pottery, Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1902
CERAMICS WAREHOUSE 1902Finished goods in the warehouse, Britannia Pottery, Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1902
CERAMICS POTTERY 1902Making toilet, dinner and fancy ware at the Britannia Pottery, Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1902
BELLEEK POTTERY WORKSBelleek pottery factory. Date: 1869
Pottery processesVarious pottery proceses : 1. The Thrower 2. The Turner 3. The Biscuit Oven 4. Printing 5. Ornamenting. Date: 19th Century
Porcelain Manufactory at WorcesterThe Porcelain Manufactory at Worcester
Worcester porcelain works. Date: 19th Century
Satire on the blue and white china craze, 1880The 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)
Giant Russian VaseLarge vase in porcelain and a jasper vase, Imperial Factory, Russia (At Great Exhibition, Crystal Palace) Date: 1851
A young girl and her doll and trinket souvenir stall, GoremeA young girl waits patiently for customers beside her doll and trinket souvenir stall, Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey Date: 1992
Valdivia culture. Ecuador. 3500 BC-1800 BC. Venus statuettePre-Columbian art. Valdivia culture. Ecuador. 3500 BC-1800 BC. Venus statuette. 8 x 12, 5 cm. From Ecuador. Private collection
Islamic pottery. Taifor. Plate decorated with horse. Ceramic glaze. From Medina Elvira (Granada). 10th century. Archaeological Museum of Granada. Andalucia
Hispano-Roman amphora used to carry oil, wine or cereal. It comes from the coast of Catalonia. Roman art. Ceramics
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
Bruce Bairnsfather Ware by GrimwadesA 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
General view of Penco, Bio Bio, Chile, South AmericaGeneral 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
Pre-Incan. Tolita Culture (500-500 AD). Ceramic figure. FromPre-Columbian art. Pre-Incan. Tolita Culture (500-500 AD). From Ecuador. Ceramic figure. Museo del Banco central. Quito. Ecuador
Pre-Columbian art. Valdivia culture. Ecuador. 3500 BC-1800 BC. Venus statuette. From Ecuador. Private collection