Gold Lustre

Potter: J.W. Pankhurst

Biography

1850-1878

Location: Hanley, Staffordshire
Origins: British
Manufacturing Era: 1850s, 1860s, 1870s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre, Gold Lustre
Body Styles:
Plain Round
Rosetta
Motifs:
Cloverleaf
Tea Leaf

Potter: Mellor, Taylor

Biography

1880-1904
Also: Mellor, Taylor & Co.

Location: Burslem, Staffordshire
Origins: British
Manufacturing Era: 1880s, 1890s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath, Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre, Gold Lustre
Body Styles:
Fleur-de-lys
Lion's Head
Plain Round
Ribboned Round
Scalloped Rim
Senate Shape
Simple Square
Square Ridged - Hearts
Motifs:
Lustre Band
Moss Rose
Tea Leaf

Potter: Johnson Bros.

Biography

1883-1968

Location: Staffordshire
Origins: British
Manufacturing Era: 1880s, 1890s, 20th Century
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath, Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre, Gold Lustre
Body Styles:
Acanthus
Chelsea
Rosetta
Simple Ribbed
Square Ridged - Ribbed
Unknown
Motifs:
Tea Leaf

Potter: Thomas Furnival

Biography

1871-1874
Also: Thomas Furnival and Sons  1875-1890

Location: Shelton, Hanley, Staffordshire
Origins: British
Manufacturing Era: 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath, Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre, Gold Lustre
Body Styles:
Cable Shape
Gentle Square (Rooster)
Little Cable
Unknown
Motifs:
Tea Leaf

Potter: W & E Corn

Biography

formerly Edward Corn (1853-1863)

Location: Burslem and Longport, Staffordshire
Origins: British
Manufacturing Era: 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre, Gold Lustre
Body Styles:
Bellflower
Coronet
Ribboned Oak
Rope
Seashore (Plain)
Seashore (With Embossing)
Square Ridged - Square Pear
Woodland
Motifs:
Tea Leaf

Potter: Henry Burgess

Biography

pottery in business from 1864-1892.

Location: Burslem, Staffordshire
Origins: British
Manufacturing Era: 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath, Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre, Gold Lustre
Body Styles:
Bamboo
Cable Shape
Chrysanthemum
Embroidered Chelsea
Grenade Shape
Plain Round
Reeded Round
Scalloped Rim
Senate Shape
Simple Square - Pagoda
Simple Square
Square Ridged - Beaded Handle
Violet and Vine
Motifs:
Lustre Band
Tea Leaf

Potter: Sampson Bridgwood

Biography

Alternate Names: Sampson Bridgwood and Son

Location: Longton, Staffordshire
Origins: British
Manufacturing Era: 1880s, 1890s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Dinnerware
Treatments: Gold Lustre
Body Styles:
Blanket Stitch (Piecrust)
Full Ribbed
Quilted Forget-Me-Not
Unknown
Motifs:
Cloverleaf
Tea Leaf

Potter: Bishop & Stonier

Biography

Bishop & Stonier Ltd.
1891-1939
***See Powell & Bishop***

Location: Hanley, Staffordshire
Origins: British
Manufacturing Era: 1890s, 20th Century
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath, Dinnerware
Treatments: Gold Lustre
Body Styles:
Chelsea
Golden Scroll
Square Ridged - Iona
Motifs:
Lustre Band
Tea Leaf

Potter: Knowles, Taylor, Knowles

Biography

Founders Isaac Knowles, his son Homer S. Knowles, son-in-law John N. Taylor, began a pottery that became the largest pottery in the United States, selling to every state in the union. Isaac was the originator of many improvements in the pottery industry. K.T.K. was the first pottery in the U.S. to use natural gas to fire the kilns. By 1887, K.T.K. operated 16 kilns, 12 decorating kilns, and employed six hundred workers. The company produced a finished cask of product every ten minutes of working time.

Location: East Liverpool, Ohio
Origins: American
Manufacturing Era: 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 20th Century
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath, Dinnerware, Novelty
Treatments: Gold Lustre, Sunderland (Pink) Lustrerland Lustre
Body Styles:
Basketweave
Cable Shape
Ionic
Iowa
Plain Round
Unknown
Motifs:
Moss Rose
Tea Leaf

Potter: Alfred Meakin

Biography

Began in 1875 at Royal Albert, Victoria and Highgate Potteries.  One of the Staffordshire potteries.  After 1897, added "LTD" to the name.  After 1930, "LTD" was not used in the marks.   The mark often incorporates a lion, unicorn, and a coat of arms, athough other marks were also used.

Location: Tunstall, England
Origins: British
Manufacturing Era: 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 20th Century
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath, Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre, Gold Lustre
Body Styles:
Bamboo
Beaded Tracery
Brocade
Chain Link
Chantilly
Chelsea
Crewel
Fishhook
Nautilus Shell
Nouveau
Plain Round
Pleats and Vines
Scalloped Rim
Scroll
Senate Shape
Simple Pear
Simple Square
Sunflower
Twelve Panel
Unknown
Motifs:
Lustre Band
Moss Rose
Tea Leaf
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