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about the
"Made in England Mosaic" project
The Made in England Mosaic
is a celebration of the pottery and ceramics which have
been made in Stoke-on-Trent, England for 100's of years.
The City known as the
Potteries represents ultimate in the craft of the potter -
from mass production of everyday table ware to the artisan
producing elegant and intricate china of the highest
quality.
There have been over 1,500
potters in Stoke-on-Trent and most of them used a back-stamp
to identify their ware, often bearing the words 'ENGLAND' or
'MADE IN ENGLAND'.
Each back-stamp is a story -
a story of the company (which may have lasted for 2 years or
100's of years), the smoking - fire belching bottle kilns,
the child labour and sometimes appalling working conditions.
It is also a story of beauty, workmanship, improvement and
camaraderie.
......this mosaic tells this
story in a unique way
diversity and unity
The mosaic will show both the
diversity and the unity of The Potteries, reflecting the
fact that it is made up of the potworks of the six towns but
is one city.
In a similar way the City of Stoke-on-Trent Arms contains
elements from each of the six towns arms and has as its
motto Vis unita fortior ‘United Strength is
Stronger’
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