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English delftware pottery and its painted decoration is similar in many respects to that from Holland, but its peculiarly English quality has been commented upon: "... there is a relaxed tone and a sprightliness which is preserved throughout the history of English delftware; the overriding mood is provincial and naïve rather than urbane and sophisticated."
The commonest form was mottoware - pottery such as plates or jugs decorated with inspirational or humorous text, [4] often written in a Devon dialect, [2] and thus known as Devon mottoware. [5] Some items were produced in Cornish dialect, for "export" to, and sale in, Cornwall. [5] Novelty items with no functional use were also produced, but ...
This new Franciscan line was named Contours by George T. James. The Contours art ware line was sold in one color or duotone glazes, with or without decoration. The Contours art ware line was the only art ware or dinnerware line the company allowed the designer to use their name on the promotion and marketing.
Two types of decorated jugs: earlier yellow-splashed plain glaze and a later more green glaze Somerset [7] Humber ware: Late 13th to early 16th centuries AD Hard-fired, iron-rich usually red-bodied wares North Yorkshire [8] Ipswich ware: Early 8th to 9th centuries AD Hard, sandy grey ware made in both a smooth and gritty fabric Ipswich, Suffolk [9]
Jabez Vodrey and his family are notable for having made Rockingham-style ware in East Liverpool, Ohio in the mid-19th century, while Edwin Bennett was also producing it in Baltimore. Many examples of this type of Rockingham pottery may be found in the East Liverpool Museum of Ceramics .
Price on eBay: $400 MacBeth-Evans Petalware had a graceful, flower-like design that came in a variety of colors. Produced between 1930 and 1940, this Depression glass pattern features delicate ...
Demand for Laverstock ware was particularly high when Old Sarum was relocated to Salisbury in the 13th century and dateable examples from Salisbury, with fine-grained composition, show that production continued until the end of the 13th century, or later. [2] [3] The earliest remains at the site are coarseware from the 11th century.
Art ware was always produced alongside the output of more mundane items and never constituted a major proportion of the pottery's output. In 1897, the production of decorated stoneware vases, pots and other items began again, although the output was not as fine as during the Calvert & Lovatt period as the emphasis was now on ease of production.