Royal Staffordshire Pottery

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Royal Staffordshire Pottery Burslem England

Royal Staffordshire Pottery Wilkinson Ltd England

In about 1896 A. J. Wilkinson moved from the old Central Works to the Royal Staffordshire Pottery, both works were in Burslem.  Early ware c.1896 - c.1910 sometimes had the factory name without the company name.

 

 

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Royal Staffordshire Pottery Burslem Cecil Aldin  Sketches Reproduced by special permission  Cecil Aldin was a British artist and illustrator best known for his paintings and sketches of animals, sports, and rural life - go to: Wikipedia article

Royal Staffordshire Pottery England Jenny Lind 1795  The '1795' has nothing to do with the date of manufacture - it refers back to the origins of the Meigh family pottery.

Royal Staffordshire Pottery PEKIN Burslem England   "PEKIN" is the pattern name

Jenny Lind was was a Swedish opera singer, often called the "Swedish Nightingale". One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century  - go to: Wikipedia article Jenny Lind was a popular print - it was an early 1900's replicas of original ware that was produced in the mid 1800's by the Meigh family of potters at the Old Hall Works in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. After the closure of the Old Hall Works in 1902 A J Wilkinson (at the Royal Staffordshire Pottery) bought the Jenny Lind printing plates and continued production of this pattern.

 

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Iris pattern 

Iris was a popular pattern and seems to have always been produced with the "Royal Staffordshire Pottery"
it was available as a full dinner service in mono-chrome with gilt accents and also with hand painted colour

 

Transferware IRIS pattern in blue with gilt highlights

Royal Staffordshire Pottery Burslem England

Transferware IRIS pattern with handpainted colouring and gilt accents

Royal Staffordshire Pottery Burslem England

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