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Staffordshire Figures (Shire Library)
Frances Bryant
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Description for Staffordshire Figures (Shire Library)
Paperback. Offers an overview of Victorian Staffordshire figures, describing their manufacture, their makers and illustrates a selection of figures across the range. Series: Shire album. Num Pages: 56 pages, COLOUR AND BLACK AND WHITE. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMS; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 146 x 5. Weight in Grams: 125. New.
Staffordshire figures provide a wonderful reflection of the Victorian age, as their period of production coincided almost exactly with the reign of the Queen herself. Made in great quantities by the pottery factories expressly for working people and either sold for only a few pennies each or given away as 'fairings' (particularly the tiny figures), they allowed most working-class householders and cottagers to own a cheerful piece of ceramic ware that suited their interests and pockets. By the standards of quality factories such as Chelsea or Derby, Staffordshire figures were crudely modelled and naively painted and their subject matter was ... Read more
Staffordshire figures provide a wonderful reflection of the Victorian age, as their period of production coincided almost exactly with the reign of the Queen herself. Made in great quantities by the pottery factories expressly for working people and either sold for only a few pennies each or given away as 'fairings' (particularly the tiny figures), they allowed most working-class householders and cottagers to own a cheerful piece of ceramic ware that suited their interests and pockets. By the standards of quality factories such as Chelsea or Derby, Staffordshire figures were crudely modelled and naively painted and their subject matter was ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Series
Shire album
Condition
New
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747806363
SKU
9780747806363
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-3
About Frances Bryant
After graduating with a degree in history, Frances Bryant started Wessex Antiques in 1986, focusing on quality English antiques from furniture to ceramics. She has written numerous articles for West Country publications and given talks to collectors. Her showroom is situated in the historic abbey town of Sherborne, Dorset.
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