Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Glossary
- 1 JUG: Scarborough, Yorkshire, c. 1250–1300
- 2 DRINKING POT: probably English, c. 1545–60
- 3 FLAGON: probably Derbyshire or Staffordshire, c. 1630–60
- 4 BOTTLE: Christian Wilhelm, Southwark, 1628
- 5 DISH: Southwark, 1651
- 6 JUG: probably Harlow, Essex, c. 1630–60
- 7 TWO-HANDLED TYG: probably Henry Ifield, Wrotham, Kent, 1668
- 8 TULIP CHARGER: London, 1661
- 9 ‘NOBODY’: London, 1675
- 10 DISH: Thomas Toft, Staffordshire, c. 1662–85
- 11 POSSET POT AND SALVER: London or Bristol, 1685 and 1686
- 12 CISTERN: London, perhaps Norfolk House, Lambeth, c. 1680–1700
- 13 BOTTLE: John Dwight, Fulham, c. 1689–94
- 14 MUG: David and John Phillip Elers, probably Bradwell Wood, Staffordshire, c. 1691–8
- 15 JUG: Staffordshire c. 1680–1710
- 16 COVERED CUP WITH FOUR HANDLES AND A WHISTLE: probably South Wiltshire, 1718
- 17 DISH: Samuel Malkin, Burslem, c. 1720–30
- 18 SIX CHINOISERIE TILES: Bristol or London, c. 1720–50
- 19 PUNCH BOWL AND COVER: Liverpool, 1724
- 20 HUNTING MUG: probably Vauxhall Pottery, 1730
- 21 TWO-HANDLED LOVING CUP: probably Nottingham or Crich, 1739
- 22 MILK JUG AND TEAPOT: Staffordshire, c. 1725–45 and c. 1740–50
- 23 PEW GROUP: Staffordshire, c. 1740–50
- 24 BEAR JUG OR JAR: Staffordshire, c. 1740–70
- 25 CAMEL AND MONKEY OR SQUIRREL TEAPOTS: Staffordshire, c. 1750–5
- 26 JUG: Staffordshire, c. 1755–65
- 27 DISH: Liverpool, c. 1755–60
- 28 TEABOWL, SAUCER AND COFFEE POT: Staffordshire, c. 1750–65
- 29 COFFEE POT: Staffordshire, 1760
- 30 TEAPOT: probably Josiah Wedgwood, Burslem, c. 1759–66
- 31 TUREEN: Staffordshire, c. 1760–5
- 32 TEAPOT: Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, printed in Liverpool by Guy Green, c. 1775–80
- 33 JUG: Yorkshire, 1780
- 34 CENTREPIECE: probably Leeds Pottery, Yorkshire, c. 1780–1800
- 35 STGEORGE AND THE DRAGON: Staffordshire, c. 1780–1800
- 36 TOBY JUG: c. 1790–1810
- 37 DEMOSTHENES: Enoch Wood, Burslem, c. 1790–1810
- 38 ERASMUS DARWINS PORTLAND VASE COPY: Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, c. 1789–90
- 39 TEAPOT: probably Sowter & Co., Mexborough, Yorkshire, c. 1800–11
- 40 OBELISK: Bristol Pottery, Temple Back, Bristol, 1802
- 41 DINNER PLATE: Spode, Stoke-on-Trent, c. 1806–33
- 42 GARNITURE OF FIVE COVERED VASES: Richard Woolley, Lane End Longton, c. 1810–12
- 43 JUG: probably Staffordshire or Liverpool, c. 1810–20
- 44 DISH: Leeds Pottery, Yorkshire, C. 1815-20
- 45 ‘PERSWAITION’: probably john Walton, Burslem, c. 1815–25
- 46 VASE AND COVER WITH PAGODA FINIAL Charles James Mason & Co., Fenton Stone Works, Lane Delph, Fenton, c. 1826–45
- 47 FLASK IN THE SHAPE OF A GIRL HOLDING A DOVE: James Bourne & Co., Denby or Codnor Park, c. 1835–40
- 48 THE ‘BULRUSH’ WATER JUG: Ridgway & Abington, Hanley, c. 1848–60
- 49 POT-LID: T.J. & J. Mayer, Dale Hall Pottery Longport, Burslem, 1851
- 50 EWER AND BASIN: Minton, Stoke-on-Trent, 1856
- 51 THE PRINCESS ROYAL AND PRINCE FREDERICK WILLIAM OF PRUSSIA: Staffordshire, 1857
- 52 JUG: John Phillips Hoyle, Bideford, North Devon, 1857
- 53 GIANT TEAPOT: probably Church Gresley or Woodville, Derbyshire, 1882
- 54 FLAGON: Doulton & Co., Lambeth; decorated by George Tinworth, 1874
- 55 TILE PICTURE: William De Morgan & Co., Sands End Pottery, Fulham, c. 1888–97
- 56 OWL: Martin Brothers, Southall, modelled by Robert Wallace Martin, September, 1903
- 57 HOP JUG: Belle Vue Pottery, Rye, Sussex, 1899
- 58 VASE: designed by William Moorcroft for James Macintyre & Co., Washington Works, Burslem, and made there or at Cobridge c. 1911–13
- 59 DISH: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Etruria; decorated by Alfred Powell, c. 1908
- 60 JUG: Royal Doulton, Burslem, c. 1930–40
- 61 DINNER PLATE: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Barlaston, 1955
- 62 PAGODA-LIDDED BOWL: Bernard Leach, StIves, Cornwall, c. 1960–5
- 63 VASE: Hans Coper, c. 1966–70
- 64 DEEP-SIDED BOWL ON A HIGH FOOT: Alan Caiger-Smith, Aldermaston Pottery, 1981
55 - TILE PICTURE: William De Morgan & Co., Sands End Pottery, Fulham, c. 1888–97
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 September 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Glossary
- 1 JUG: Scarborough, Yorkshire, c. 1250–1300
- 2 DRINKING POT: probably English, c. 1545–60
- 3 FLAGON: probably Derbyshire or Staffordshire, c. 1630–60
- 4 BOTTLE: Christian Wilhelm, Southwark, 1628
- 5 DISH: Southwark, 1651
- 6 JUG: probably Harlow, Essex, c. 1630–60
- 7 TWO-HANDLED TYG: probably Henry Ifield, Wrotham, Kent, 1668
- 8 TULIP CHARGER: London, 1661
- 9 ‘NOBODY’: London, 1675
- 10 DISH: Thomas Toft, Staffordshire, c. 1662–85
- 11 POSSET POT AND SALVER: London or Bristol, 1685 and 1686
- 12 CISTERN: London, perhaps Norfolk House, Lambeth, c. 1680–1700
- 13 BOTTLE: John Dwight, Fulham, c. 1689–94
- 14 MUG: David and John Phillip Elers, probably Bradwell Wood, Staffordshire, c. 1691–8
- 15 JUG: Staffordshire c. 1680–1710
- 16 COVERED CUP WITH FOUR HANDLES AND A WHISTLE: probably South Wiltshire, 1718
- 17 DISH: Samuel Malkin, Burslem, c. 1720–30
- 18 SIX CHINOISERIE TILES: Bristol or London, c. 1720–50
- 19 PUNCH BOWL AND COVER: Liverpool, 1724
- 20 HUNTING MUG: probably Vauxhall Pottery, 1730
- 21 TWO-HANDLED LOVING CUP: probably Nottingham or Crich, 1739
- 22 MILK JUG AND TEAPOT: Staffordshire, c. 1725–45 and c. 1740–50
- 23 PEW GROUP: Staffordshire, c. 1740–50
- 24 BEAR JUG OR JAR: Staffordshire, c. 1740–70
- 25 CAMEL AND MONKEY OR SQUIRREL TEAPOTS: Staffordshire, c. 1750–5
- 26 JUG: Staffordshire, c. 1755–65
- 27 DISH: Liverpool, c. 1755–60
- 28 TEABOWL, SAUCER AND COFFEE POT: Staffordshire, c. 1750–65
- 29 COFFEE POT: Staffordshire, 1760
- 30 TEAPOT: probably Josiah Wedgwood, Burslem, c. 1759–66
- 31 TUREEN: Staffordshire, c. 1760–5
- 32 TEAPOT: Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, printed in Liverpool by Guy Green, c. 1775–80
- 33 JUG: Yorkshire, 1780
- 34 CENTREPIECE: probably Leeds Pottery, Yorkshire, c. 1780–1800
- 35 STGEORGE AND THE DRAGON: Staffordshire, c. 1780–1800
- 36 TOBY JUG: c. 1790–1810
- 37 DEMOSTHENES: Enoch Wood, Burslem, c. 1790–1810
- 38 ERASMUS DARWINS PORTLAND VASE COPY: Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, c. 1789–90
- 39 TEAPOT: probably Sowter & Co., Mexborough, Yorkshire, c. 1800–11
- 40 OBELISK: Bristol Pottery, Temple Back, Bristol, 1802
- 41 DINNER PLATE: Spode, Stoke-on-Trent, c. 1806–33
- 42 GARNITURE OF FIVE COVERED VASES: Richard Woolley, Lane End Longton, c. 1810–12
- 43 JUG: probably Staffordshire or Liverpool, c. 1810–20
- 44 DISH: Leeds Pottery, Yorkshire, C. 1815-20
- 45 ‘PERSWAITION’: probably john Walton, Burslem, c. 1815–25
- 46 VASE AND COVER WITH PAGODA FINIAL Charles James Mason & Co., Fenton Stone Works, Lane Delph, Fenton, c. 1826–45
- 47 FLASK IN THE SHAPE OF A GIRL HOLDING A DOVE: James Bourne & Co., Denby or Codnor Park, c. 1835–40
- 48 THE ‘BULRUSH’ WATER JUG: Ridgway & Abington, Hanley, c. 1848–60
- 49 POT-LID: T.J. & J. Mayer, Dale Hall Pottery Longport, Burslem, 1851
- 50 EWER AND BASIN: Minton, Stoke-on-Trent, 1856
- 51 THE PRINCESS ROYAL AND PRINCE FREDERICK WILLIAM OF PRUSSIA: Staffordshire, 1857
- 52 JUG: John Phillips Hoyle, Bideford, North Devon, 1857
- 53 GIANT TEAPOT: probably Church Gresley or Woodville, Derbyshire, 1882
- 54 FLAGON: Doulton & Co., Lambeth; decorated by George Tinworth, 1874
- 55 TILE PICTURE: William De Morgan & Co., Sands End Pottery, Fulham, c. 1888–97
- 56 OWL: Martin Brothers, Southall, modelled by Robert Wallace Martin, September, 1903
- 57 HOP JUG: Belle Vue Pottery, Rye, Sussex, 1899
- 58 VASE: designed by William Moorcroft for James Macintyre & Co., Washington Works, Burslem, and made there or at Cobridge c. 1911–13
- 59 DISH: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Etruria; decorated by Alfred Powell, c. 1908
- 60 JUG: Royal Doulton, Burslem, c. 1930–40
- 61 DINNER PLATE: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Barlaston, 1955
- 62 PAGODA-LIDDED BOWL: Bernard Leach, StIves, Cornwall, c. 1960–5
- 63 VASE: Hans Coper, c. 1966–70
- 64 DEEP-SIDED BOWL ON A HIGH FOOT: Alan Caiger-Smith, Aldermaston Pottery, 1981
Summary
Earthenware, coated with white slip and decorated underglaze in ‘Persian colours’. Height 87.3 cm, width 51 cm. C.1–1976.
When William De Morgan (1839–1917) began to decorate tiles in about 1870, the Victorian boom in tile-manufacturing was at its height. Tiles were to be seen in almost every type of building and a immense repertoire of patterns was available. However, most tiles were mass-produced by industrial processes, and inevitably their decoration lacked spontaneity. William De Morgan, like William Morris, whom he first met in 1863, rejected mass production in favour of traditional methods adapted to modern conditions.
During the 1870s and 1880s he devised methods for hand-making and decorating tiles, the latter known as the ‘Persian faïence’ technique. This involved coating the fired tile with white slip to which a traced and hand-painted transfer was applied face down before glazing. During firing the transfer burned away, leaving the design under the glaze. The traced transfer technique permitted several tiles to be made to the same design, without sacrificing the handcraft element in production.
De Morgan's strongly linear designs were ideal for the decoration of flat tiled surfaces and their bright colouring stood out well from a distance. The brilliant turquoise and cobalt blues, green and aubergine used for this panel were described by De Morgan as ‘Persian colours’ although they were influenced as much by Damascus and Isnik tiles as by Persian prototypes.
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- English Pottery , pp. 120 - 121Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1995