The Leeds Pottery
Details:
- Author(s) Towner, Donald C
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1963
- Pages 180pp + plates
- Publisher Cory, Adams & Mackay
- Place Published London
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
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Notes:
Has chapters: 'History, Part I'; 'History, Part II'; 'Early wares'; 'Early wares' [earthenware / stoneware]; 'Early creamware'; 'Later creamware'; 'Late wares' [inc transfer printing, pearlware, figures, etc]; 'The drawing books'; 'The pattern books'; 'The marks'; 'Moulded details'; 'Other local potteries' providing very short profiles of 'Potteries on the Don' x 6 and 'Potteries on the Aire'; x 13. Appendices include transcriptions of letters [pp161-4], extracts from newspapers [pp164-70], transcriptions of property deeds [pp170-2]. Includes a facsimile reproduction of 'Designs of Sundry Articles of Queen's or Cream-colour'd Earthen-ware Manufactured by Hartley, Greens & Co at Leeds Pottery ...' [pp59-141]. Touches on Swinton Pottery