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The Ridgway family was one of the important dynasties manufacturing Staffordshire pottery, with a large number of family members and business names, over a period from the 1790s to the late 20th century. In their heyday in the mid-19th century there were several different potteries run by different branches of the family.
Homemaker was a pattern of mass-produced earthenware tableware that was very popular in the United Kingdom in the 1950s and 60s. [ 1 ] [ page needed ] The pattern was designed by Enid Seeney [ 2 ] [ 3 ] (2 June 1931 – 8 April 2011), [ 2 ] manufactured by Ridgway Potteries of Stoke-on-Trent between 1957 and 1970, [ 3 ] [ 1 ] [ page needed ...
[3] [4] The species was moved to its own genus Phalaenoptilus by the American ornithologist Robert Ridgway in 1880. [5] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek phalaina meaning "moth" and ptilon meaning "plumage". [6] Six subspecies are recognised: [7] [8] P. n. nutalli (Audubon, 1844) – breeds over most of the North American range.
Staffordshire dog figurines are matching pairs of pottery spaniel dogs, standing guard, which were habitually placed on mantelpieces in 19th-century homes. Mainly manufactured in Staffordshire pottery , these earthenware figures were also made in other English counties and in Scotland.
This is a widely used strategy across all forms of hypometabolism. These physiological and biochemical concerns appear to be the core elements of hypometabolism throughout the animal kingdom. In other words, animals which aestivate appear to go through nearly the same physiological processes as animals that hibernate. [2]
The Midwinter Pottery was founded as W.R. Midwinter by William Robinson Midwinter in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent in 1910 and had become one of England's largest potteries by the late 1930s with more than 700 employees. [1] [2] Production of Midwinter pottery ceased in 1987.
Jennifer Kellor, President of Pottery Barn Kids, adds: "Our collaboration with AERIN is a celebration of Aerin Lauder’s impeccable personal style and the joy of creating a beautiful nursery.
A hibernaculum (plural form: hibernacula) (Latin, "tent for winter quarters") is a place in which an animal seeks refuge, such as a bear using a cave to overwinter.The word can be used to describe a variety of shelters used by many kinds of animals, including insects, toads, lizards, snakes, bats, rodents, and primates of various species.