Many Ruskin pottery collectors are familiar with the two catalogues produced by the pottery. The 1905 catalogue issued after the success achieved by the pottery at the 1904 St. Louis exhibition illustrated the 255 shapes that were in production along with the sizes and price codes. In 1906 this was
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In the introduction to the Ruskin Pottery 1905 catalogue Howson Taylor noted the colours and glazes then available. ‘The colourings range from slightly broken single colours, to combinations of colours. The colours used are incorporated with the glazes and are therefore limited to the few oxides and colours, which will
Newspaper articles about Ruskin Pottery and the Taylors “I Remember.” Art Developments in the Midlands By Mr Edward R. Taylor, A.R.C.A. Fifty odd years ago I entered upon my chosen vocation by becoming the first student in the old School of Art at Burslem- a fact which I recalled two
A Memoir with an appreciation of Ruskin PotteryBy L.B. POWELL City of Birmingham School of PrintingCentral School of Arts & CraftsMargaret Street1936 FOREWORD BY THOMAS BIRKETT To all who appreciate fine craftsmanship, this little book is dedicated. William Howson Taylor was a great craftsman; his medium was the potter’s clay,
In December of 1933, Ruskin Pottery ceased production, which had lasted thirty five years. William Howson Taylor was suffering from prostate cancer, which claimed the lives of his father in 1912 and his brother in 1932. Taylor did not have the energy, nor the enthusiasm to continue producing his wares.
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