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Teapot with relief and painted decoration of actresses, V&A. Francesco Vezzi (1651–1740) was a goldsmith, though more interested in business as a "speculator", and had visited the Vienna factory. He had recently bought a Venetian title of nobility. He financed the factory, run by his son Giovanni (born 1687).
It mostly produced "useful wares" such as pots, teapots, and jugs, with shapes copied from silverwork or from Bow and Worcester porcelain. [2] The factory, built on the site of an existing pottery or brick kiln, was later used as a brewery and malt kiln. Most of its remaining buildings were demolished in 1955. [3]
Teapot, 1896, Burgess & Leigh, V&A Museum. Burleigh Pottery (also known as Burgess & Leigh) is the name of a pottery manufacturer in Middleport, Stoke-on-Trent. The business specialises in traditionally decorated earthenware tableware. [1] [2] [3] The factory is a nineteenth-century grade II* listed buildings known as the Middleport Pottery.
The Victoria and Albert Museum (abbreviated V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects. [3] It was founded in 1852 and named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
Tea canister, about 1768, Worcester porcelain factory V&A Museum no. 1448&A-1853.. Royal Worcester is a porcelain brand based in Worcester, England.It was established in 1751 and is believed to be the oldest or second oldest remaining English porcelain brand still in existence today, although this is disputed by Royal Crown Derby, which claims 1750 as its year of establishment.
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]
Pair of vases, 1772–1774, Derby Porcelain Factory (V&A Museum no. 485–1875)The Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Company is the oldest or second oldest remaining English porcelain manufacturer, based in Derby, England (disputed by Royal Worcester, who claim 1751 as their year of establishment).
Dessert stand, 1857–1871, Belleek Porcelain Factory V&A Museum no. 3886-1901 Pottery in the Belleek region began around 1849, after John Caldwell Bloomfield inherited his father's estate. [ 4 ] Seeking to provide employment for his tenants, who had been affected by the Great Famine , and being an amateur mineralogist , he ordered a geological ...