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The china was considered to have a medium to high cost. [7] The glaze for the fine china line was developed by Max Compton with the shapes and patterns designed by Mary K. Grant, the design staff, and by contract designers. In 1942, World War II curtailed the introduction of new dinnerware lines and shapes. The Company continued to produce ware ...
Westbury Court: the Canal (pictured July 2009) Westbury Court Garden is a Dutch water garden in Westbury-on-Severn , Gloucestershire , England , 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Gloucester . It is a rare survival of seventeenth century garden design and was initially laid out by the owner of Westbury Court, Maynard Colchester I, in 1696–1705.
Dish with parrot, c. 1795 Davenport Pottery was an English earthenware and porcelain manufacturer based in Longport , Staffordshire . [ 1 ] It was in business, owned and run by the Davenport family, between 1794 and 1887, making mostly tablewares in the main types of Staffordshire pottery .
In their heyday in the mid-19th century there were several different potteries run by different branches of the family. Most of their wares were earthenware, but often of very high quality, but stoneware and bone china were also made. Many earlier pieces were unmarked and identifying them is difficult or impossible.
advertisement showing factory marks. Alfred Meakin Ltd Pottery was a British company that produced earthenware and semi-porcelain tableware, tea sets, and toilet ware from 1875 to 1976. [1]
In 1970 John Aynsley and Sons was taken over by Waterford and renamed Aynsley China Ltd. In 1987 Waterford sold the company in order to focus the group's fine china sales on the worldwide Wedgwood brand. [5] In May 1997, Aynsley China was acquired by The Belleek Pottery Group in Ireland.
The early pre war racing car teapots were usually decorated with silver lustre and are marked "Made In England" with the design registration number 820236 impressed on the base. They were glazed in green, yellow, cream, black, blue, grey, pink and maroon. The licence plate reads "OKT42". [3]
The traditional formulation for bone china is about 25% kaolin, 25% China stone and 50% bone ash. [13] The bone ash that is used in bone china has traditionally been made from cattle bones that have a lower iron content. These bones are crushed before being degelatinised and then calcined to around 1,000 °C to produce bone ash. [14]