Beswick Pottery

Name: Beswick Pottery
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ISBN: 9780747811008

ISBN-10: 0747811008

ISBN-13: 9780747811008

Edition: 2012

Authors: Val Baynton

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Beswick is typical of the numerous small scale ceramic factories founded towards the end of the Victorian era and manufacturing through the first two thirds of the 20th century. Like many of these companies Beswick produced a mix of tableware and sculptural ceramics adjusting its designs to take account of the trends of each decade. However the company is atypical by the very fact of its survival - in spite of the many upheavals which have transformed the ceramic industry during the latter part of the 20th century. Its story is one of evolution from a traditional Victorian Pottery to a 21st century brand.Founded in 1894 by James Wright Beswick, Beswick passed through three generations of…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 3/20/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 64
Size: 5.91" wide x 8.29" long x 0.18" tall
Weight: 0.044
Language: English

Val Baynton lives near Stoke-on-Trent and is a former curator for Royal Doulton. She has made various appearances on both television and radio with her knowledge of both ceramics and glass.