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Detail of frieze Pottery through the Ages for the exterior of Doulton's Lambeth headquarters, 1939, now V&A Museum By this time Doulton was popular for stoneware and ceramics, under the artistic direction of John Slater , who worked with figurines , vases, character jugs, and decorative pieces designed by the prolific Leslie Harradine .
Mintons was a major company in Staffordshire pottery, "Europe's leading ceramic factory during the Victorian era", [1] an independent business from 1793 to 1968. It was a leader in ceramic design, working in a number of different ceramic bodies, decorative techniques, and "a glorious pot-pourri of styles - Rococo shapes with Oriental motifs, Classical shapes with Medieval designs and Art ...
Noke's early career at Doulton was spent modelling and decorating pieces to be displayed at exhibitions around the world, most notably the Chicago World Fair in 1893. It was Noke's ambition to rival the other major pottery manufacturers of the day and Doulton mounted an extensive display of large, ornate and highly decorated vases and plates. [2]
By the 1800s Lambeth in London had become a centre for the production of salt glaze stoneware, and most especially after the establishment of Doulton and Watts Pottery, which later became Royal Doulton. The company was founded in 1815 when John Doulton formed a partnership with the owner, Martha Jones and foreman, John Watts, of an existing ...
They were part of a vibrant collection of potters in Lambeth at the time, including Doulton and Watts Pottery in Lambeth High Street (later Doulton & Company) and Stephen Green's Imperial Pottery. [2] This group of Lambeth potteries were famous for their varied types of stoneware pottery; Stiff & Sons also produced effervescent, colourful pottery.
Other pieces by Tinworth are to be found in the Museum of Garden History in Lambeth; adjacent to the main entrance of St Bede's College, Manchester; in the panel above the entrance to the former Doulton Works [7] in Black Prince Road, [8] Lambeth; the Baptist Chapel in Wraysbury; [9] in Truro Cathedral, Cornwall; in St Mark's Church in Hanley ...
This is a list of list of Royal Doulton figurines in ascending order by HN number. HN is named after Harry Nixon (1886–1955), head of the Royal Doulton painting department who joined Doulton in 1900. [ 1 ]
John Shorter Pty Ltd remained the Doulton agents in Australia until 1979, when Royal Doulton Australia was established. [2] The family and business were, through two generations, major donors to the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences in Sydney.