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Potteries Collection

Background imagePotteries Collection: Old man in Stoke pub -1

Old man in Stoke pub -1
An elderly man sits in the bar of a working class pub in Staffordshire. He has a half pint of mild ale. It is early doors and there is a portrait of the Queen on the wall - 1 Date: 1987

Background imagePotteries Collection: Poster design, Grimwade Fine Art Pottery, Stoke

Poster design, Grimwade Fine Art Pottery, Stoke. Date: circa 1920s

Background imagePotteries Collection: Fresh Air from the Potteries

Fresh Air from the Potteries
" Fresh Air from the Potteries" A sarcastic caption accompanying a fine photograph of the skyline of dark satanic mills which characterised the Potteries (Stoke-on-Trent)

Background imagePotteries Collection: Advert for Shelley Vogue China 1931

Advert for Shelley Vogue China 1931
Shelleys Vogue shape coffee set, usual in yellow and black overlapping block pattern. Advertisement for new catalogue with Shelley china tea, coffee, morning and dinner sets. Date: 1931

Background imagePotteries Collection: Smoke of the Potteries

Smoke of the Potteries
The pall of smoke from the factories of the Potteries - the six towns of Staffordshire where the ceramic industry is located. Date: early 20th century

Background imagePotteries Collection: Rooftops Stoke

Rooftops Stoke
Looking over rooftops and chimneys of hillside terraced houses towards The Sacred Heart Church, Tunstall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England. Holy Trinity Church, Hartshill in the distance

Background imagePotteries Collection: Old man in Stoke pub - 2

Old man in Stoke pub - 2
An elderly man sits in the bar of a working class pub in Staffordshire. He has a half pint of mild ale. It is early doors and there is a portrait of the Queen on the wall - 2 Date: 1987

Background imagePotteries Collection: Industrial panorama, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, early 1900s

Industrial panorama, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, early 1900s

Background imagePotteries Collection: Belleek

Belleek - a panoramic view of part of the village, with river on the left and potteries on the right. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Fermanagh: Belleek). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imagePotteries Collection: The Potteries Staffordshire Industrial Landscape

The Potteries Staffordshire Industrial Landscape
The Potteries Staffordshire (England) seen from Basford (note train in station) Date: circa 1845

Background imagePotteries Collection: Figure Modelling, Belleek Potteries

Figure Modelling, Belleek Potteries - an interior shot showing a row of men modelling china. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Fermanagh: Belleek). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imagePotteries Collection: Old man with beard, Stoke

Old man with beard, Stoke
An old man with a white bushy beard, looks directly at the camera and poses for a photograph in the street. He wears a black beret and has smiling eyes. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Date: 1987

Background imagePotteries Collection: Old man in pigeon loft, Stoke

Old man in pigeon loft, Stoke
An old man wearing a cloth cap checks his racing pigeons in his back yard pigeon loft Date: 1987

Background imagePotteries Collection: Bottle oven Stoke

Bottle oven Stoke
A man walks past a redundant pottery with its chimney and bottle oven in The Potteries, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England Date: 1987

Background imagePotteries Collection: Old man in trilby hat, Stoke

Old man in trilby hat, Stoke
A senior man in a felt trilby hat looks directly at the camera. He has a serious, unsmiling face and wears a zipped-up anorak

Background imagePotteries Collection: John Street, Hanley, Stoke

John Street, Hanley, Stoke
Two young boys with their bicycles smile for the camera by the John Street sign in Hanley, Stoke of Trent. Vintage black and white photograph. The area of Hanley is unrecognisable today

Background imagePotteries Collection: Doorstep gossip Stoke

Doorstep gossip Stoke
Two old women talk in the street. One stands on the doorstep of her terraced house in Stoke-on-Trent Date: 1987

Background imagePotteries Collection: Corner shop Stoke

Corner shop Stoke
A man wearing an overcoat walks past two children and a newsagents corner shop in a rundown area of Stoke on Trent Date: 1987

Background imagePotteries Collection: Workers in an earthenware pottery factory, Victorian period

Workers in an earthenware pottery factory, Victorian period

Background imagePotteries Collection: The Potteries Potter with Sagger early 1900s

The Potteries Potter with Sagger early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Background imagePotteries Collection: Pottery worker with a sagger, Potteries

Pottery worker with a sagger, Potteries Date: circa 1900s

Background imagePotteries Collection: Stoke on Trent industrial panorama, Victorian period

Stoke on Trent industrial panorama, Victorian period

Background imagePotteries Collection: Royal Doulton Potteries Advertisement

Royal Doulton Potteries Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for the Royal Doulton Potteries of Burslem, showcasing some examples of Old Sung Glaze card bowls and figurines. Date: circa 1917

Background imagePotteries Collection: Sidney Hand Advertisement

Sidney Hand Advertisement
An advertisement for Sidney Hand Ltd, showcasing a photograph of a rare example of 17th century English Slipware, made by Thomas Toft, an English potter who worked at Staffordshire potteries

Background imagePotteries Collection: Alfred Meakin Potteries and Tile Works, Stoke on Trent

Alfred Meakin Potteries and Tile Works, Stoke on Trent Date: 1913

Background imagePotteries Collection: A man turning-out a falstaff: an artist modelling a figure. Date: 1913

A man turning-out a falstaff: an artist modelling a figure. Date: 1913

Background imagePotteries Collection: The gilder at work: gilding the edge of the plates. Date: 1913

The gilder at work: gilding the edge of the plates. Date: 1913

Background imagePotteries Collection: Young women painting plates, this would of been done in several stages. Date: 1913

Young women painting plates, this would of been done in several stages. Date: 1913

Background imagePotteries Collection: Decoration of ware: an artist painting a vase. Date: 1913

Decoration of ware: an artist painting a vase. Date: 1913

Background imagePotteries Collection: Woman at the cleaning stage of pottery-making. Date: 1913

Woman at the cleaning stage of pottery-making. Date: 1913

Background imagePotteries Collection: A man forming articles upon the potters wheel: a thrower. Date: 1913

A man forming articles upon the potters wheel: a thrower. Date: 1913

Background imagePotteries Collection: Glazing ware: a dipper at work in the dipping room. Date: 1913

Glazing ware: a dipper at work in the dipping room. Date: 1913

Background imagePotteries Collection: A young lad carrying the clay. Date: 1913

A young lad carrying the clay. Date: 1913

Background imagePotteries Collection: Mill Room in the Staffordshire Potteries

Mill Room in the Staffordshire Potteries
Mill Room where the ingredients are mixed, Staffordshire Potteries. 1843

Background imagePotteries Collection: Advert, Henry Kennedy & Sons, Barrowfield Potteries, Glasgow

Advert, Henry Kennedy & Sons, Barrowfield Potteries, Glasgow
Advert for Henry Kennedy & Sons, Barrowfield Potteries, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

Background imagePotteries Collection: Male artist decorating vase, Copenhagen, Denmark

Male artist decorating vase, Copenhagen, Denmark
Male artist decorating a large porcelain vase, Royal Porcelain Works, Copenhagen, Denmark. Date: 1922

Background imagePotteries Collection: Women artists decorating ceramics, Copenhagen, Denmark

Women artists decorating ceramics, Copenhagen, Denmark
Two women artists decorating ceramic items, Royal Porcelain Works, Copenhagen, Denmark. Date: 1922

Background imagePotteries Collection: Women artists decorating porcelain, Copenhagen, Denmark

Women artists decorating porcelain, Copenhagen, Denmark
Two women artists decorating porcelain items, Royal Porcelain Works, Copenhagen, Denmark. Date: 1922

Background imagePotteries Collection: Potter making porcelain plates, Copenhagen, Denmark

Potter making porcelain plates, Copenhagen, Denmark
Potter making porcelain plates, Royal Porcelain Works, Copenhagen, Denmark. Date: 1922

Background imagePotteries Collection: Potters casting a large vase, Copenhagen, Denmark

Potters casting a large vase, Copenhagen, Denmark
Two potters casting a large vase in the moulding room, Royal Porcelain Works, Copenhagen, Denmark. Date: 1922

Background imagePotteries Collection: Potter working at a wheel, Copenhagen, Denmark

Potter working at a wheel, Copenhagen, Denmark
Potter working at a wheel, Royal Porcelain Works, Copenhagen, Denmark. Date: 1922

Background imagePotteries Collection: Kilns of Royal Porcelain Works, Copenhagen, Denmark

Kilns of Royal Porcelain Works, Copenhagen, Denmark
Kilns of the Royal Porcelain Works, Copenhagen, Denmark, dating back to the 18th century. Date: 1922

Background imagePotteries Collection: Royal Doulton Potteries, Floating Flower Bowl

Royal Doulton Potteries, Floating Flower Bowl
Royal Doulton Potteries, Burslem - Floating Flower Bowl with figure of mermaid. 1918

Background imagePotteries Collection: Pottey - Pressers at work 1880s

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

Background imagePotteries Collection: Pottey -slip-house 1880s

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

Background imagePotteries Collection: Staffordshire pottery 1884

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

Background imagePotteries Collection: Wedgwoods manufactory in Burslem

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

Background imagePotteries 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



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