The Middleport Pottery of
Burgess and Leigh (opened 1888)![]()
The back stamp and colour sample plate
Location 18 on the index diagram

Painting the golfer jug.
The back-stamp can be seen on the bottom

Sample colours and plate
The colours change during
firing and so trial have to be
made to get the correct colour.
Previous is
painting the Churchill Toby Jug
Next is an Art Deco jug and a Beefeater Toby Jug
You can skip the
rest of the painting section of the tour and go
straight to the bottle kiln and saggars: - skip painting
questions/comments/contributions? email: Steve Birks