Staffordshire Ceramic Ware

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Staffordshire ceramic ware.

Probably the most recognized staffordshire porcelain would be blue ware or flow blue porcelain as pictured above although flow blue is more a process than a type of porcelain. Higher quality figures were made in porcelain and new ceramic materials like parian ware as well as some types of stoneware but in the 19th century staffordshire figure comes to denote specifically the cheaper earthenware types. Staffordshire ware lead glazed earthenware and unglazed or salt glazed stoneware made in staffordshire england from the 17th century onward. North staffordshire became a centre of ceramic production in the early 17th century due to the local availability of clay salt lead and coal.

Abundance of local clays and coal gave rise to a concentration of pottery factories that made staffordshire one of the foremost pottery centres in europe. Royal tudor ware in staffordshire art pottery. The staffordshire potteries is the industrial area encompassing the six towns tunstall burslem hanley stoke fenton and longton that now make up the city of stoke on trent in staffordshire england. Porcelain was first made at longton hall c.

The geography of staffordshire in central england conspired to make it a center for slipware and other types of lead glazed earthenware. Staffordshire toby jug in staffordshire art pottery. English ironstone indiana staffordshire art pottery. Among the distinguished factories located there.

The english porcelain industry was reaching its peak in staffordshire as porcelain makers were discovering the benefits of a cobalt coloring they were using.