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

 

Sample colours and plate
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