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William Greatbatch (circa 1735 - 29 April 1813 [1]) was a noted potter at Fenton, Staffordshire, from the mid-eighteenth to the beginning of the nineteenth centuries. Fenton was one of the six towns of the Staffordshire Potteries , which were joined in the early 20th century to become the city of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England.
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Created Date: 8/30/2012 4:52:52 PM
Greatbatch, a surname, may refer to: Bruce Greatbatch (1917–1989), British colonial official; Mark Greatbatch (born 1963), New Zealand cricketer; Shaun Greatbatch (1969-2022), English darts player; William Greatbatch, British potter; Wilson Greatbatch (1919–2011), American inventor
Creamware is made from white clays from Dorset and Devon combined with an amount of calcined flint.This body is the same as that used for salt-glazed stoneware, but it is fired to a lower temperature (around 800 °C as opposed to 1,100 to 1,200 °C) and glazed with lead to form a cream-coloured earthenware. [11]
Indeo Pottery were well known for their Saltglaze, Creamware and Pearlware Tea Canisters inscribed with owners names, but within 2 years the company was declared bankrupt. [6] In 1772 William Ellis, a local potter, raised enough funds to re-establish the Indeo Pottery. The company lasted under various partnerships until 1836. [7] [page needed]
Teapot by Thomas Whieldon and Josiah Wedgwood, 1760–1765. "Whieldon-type" Staffordshire figure; this is a large group of wares of unclear origin. Thomas Whieldon (September 1719 in Penkhull, Staffordshire – March 1795) was an English potter who played a leading role in the development of Staffordshire pottery.