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Dick Henrywood



 Staffordshire Potters 1781-1900

Staffordshire Potters 1781-1900
"Staffordshire Potters 1781-1900" (A comprehensive list assembled from all known contemporary directories with selected marks), by Dick Henrywood, published by the Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, 2002 
Hardback, 408 pages, illustrated throughout with marks and potters' advertisements in black and white)

This book presents a comprehensive record of manufacturers working in the Staffordshire Potteries in the period between 1781 and 1900. The area produced some 90% of the pots made in England and is of prime importance in the study of British ceramics. The information has been extracted from all known directories published in the period, involving more than 10,000 entries from some 61 volumes. Introductory chapters cover historical aspects of the survey, a fascinating evaluation of the area under review, and information on the directory authors and publishers.  These are followed by the main alphabetical list of over 3,000 manufacturers, the most comprehensive record of Staffordshire potters ever published, including much information unavailable in existing literature. This main list is followed by reprints of the original directory listings in date order, backed up with appropriate indexes. The work covers all potters, regardless of their products, working between 1781, the date of the earliest surviving directory, and the beginning of the twentieth century, by far the most popular period for collectors. The book should become a standard reference work for all who are interested in British pottery and porcelain, collected throughout the world.

About the author: Dick Henrywood has collected pottery since he was at college in the 1960s and originally specialised in blue-printed wares. He was co-author with Bill Coysh of the "Dictionary of Blue and White Printed Pottery" (2 vols, 1982 and 1989). Have also done a lot of work on jugs resulting in "Relief-Moulded Jugs" (1984) and then "An Illustrated Guide to British Jugs" (1997). Both blue and white and jugs were made by a lot of small potters, hence his interest in tracing the smaller firms. He did a pilot study from directories to put together "Bristol Potters" (1993) and worked for ages on assembling the "Staffordshire Potters" book.

His job as auctioneer at Dreweatt Neate allows him to see lots of pots, which is where many of the marks in "Staffordshire Potters" have been photographed.


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Other books by Dick Henrywood:-

 

An Illustrated Guide to British Jugs

Although the concept of the jug is a very simple one, human ingenuity has led to a considerable variety of size, shape and decoration. Some shapes are both functional and appealing, while others fail badly on one or both counts. In this illustrated guide to English jugs from medieval times to the present, the author considers them in terms of the techniques used for their decoration, and within each chapter has grouped them accordingly, with three exceptions - jugs made of porcelain and fine china, brown stoneware jugs, and novelty jugs.

 

The Dictionary of Blue and White Printed Pottery Volume 1 (1982) 

Using a number of sources, this reference assembles as many facts as possible about blue and white printed pottery at the height of its popularity and production. 

 

The Dictionary of Blue and White Printed Pottery  Volume 2 (1997) 

Using a number of sources, this reference assembles as many facts as possible about blue and white printed pottery at the height of its popularity and production. A useful addition to the main dictionary This volume is well laid out in alphabetical order and easy to follow. The basis of the dictionary is the name of the designs rather than the manufacturer of the pottery. 
New items are flagged and updated items are cross referenced to the Volume 1 edition.

Bristol Potters, 1775-1906

This book presents a comprehensive record from directory sources of manufacturers working in the Bristol Potteries


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