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A studio potter is one who is a modern artist or artisan, who either works alone or in a small group, producing unique items of pottery in small quantities, typically with all stages of manufacture carried out by themselves. [1] Studio pottery includes functional wares such as tableware, cookware and non-functional wares such as sculpture ...
American art pottery (1 C, 43 P) R. Rookwood Pottery Company (16 P) Pages in category "Ceramics manufacturers of the United States"
Nantgarw Pottery; New Hall porcelain; Plymouth Porcelain; Rockingham Pottery; Royal Crown Derby, (1750/57–present) Royal Doulton, (1815–2009 acquired by Fiskars) Royal Worcester, (1751–2008 acquired by Portmeirion Pottery) Spode, (1767–2008 acquired by Portmeirion Pottery) Saint James's Factory (or "Girl-in-a-Swing", 1750s) Swansea ...
Pottery is also: (1) the art and wares made by potters; (2) a ceramic material (3) a place where pottery wares are made; and (4) the business of the potter. Published definitions of Pottery include:-- "All fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed, except technical, structural, and refractory products." [12]
From 1758 to 1770, Ludwigsburg porcelain was marked with a crown and the letters "T.R.", though the arms of the Duchy of Württemberg also appeared rarely. [13] Every piece of Ludwigsburg porcelain made from 1948 to 2009 has a "Decorator Signature" in addition to standard manufactory markings.
Hugh C. Robertson (1845–1908) was the first American studio potter who experimented with new ceramic glazes. [1] Born in England, Robertson apprenticed at the Jersey City Potter in 1860. In 1868, he started work in his father's shop that had opened in 1866 in Chelsea, Massachusetts . [ 2 ]
Although signatures had been known since c. 580 BC (first known signature by the potter Sophilos), their use increased to an apex around the Pioneering Phase. A changing, apparently increasingly negative, attitude to artisans led to a reduction of signatures, starting during the Classical period at the latest. [6] Overall, signatures are quite ...
Scottsdale, AZ. Section B - Crafts, Class. VIII - Pottery, Div. A - Traditional, Section 2 - New Mexico, First Place. 1970 (02/28/1970). [17] 1968 Invitational Exhibit of Indian Arts and Crafts - Pottery: First. Awarded first with a clay pottery design of a canteen. Center for Arts of Indian America. Washington, D.C. November 17, 1968 ...