Turquoise-glazed ceramic jardinière
Burmantofts Pottery Company
Category
Ceramics
Date
1857
Materials
Ceramic
Measurements
29 cm (Height); 38 cm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Leeds
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Fountains and Studley Royal, North Yorkshire
NT 530861
Summary
A large Burmantofts faience turquoise-glazed ceramic jardinière decorated with low relief panels with floral designs. Stamped on the back: BURMANTOFTS FAIENCE ENGLAND 1857 JL.
Full description
A large Burmantofts faience turquoise-glazed ceramic jardinière decorated with low relief panels with floral designs. Stamped on the back: BURMANTOFTS FAIENCE ENGLAND 1857 JL. Burmantofts Pottery, was called Burmantofts for a very short period of the ninety-nine years that the company was producing ceramics. Originally established by William Wilcock and John Lassey, it was set up in the Burmantofts district of Leeds in 1845. The two men intended to mine coal on the site, which they did for thirteen years, but they found clay there and started to use it for making bricks and pipes and later began to produce jardinières and vases. The company flourished until the turn of the century, but in 1904 when sales of art pottery were flagging, it reverted mainly to production of architectural pieces. Production finally ceased in 1957
Provenance
Stamped on the base: BURMANTOFTS FAIENCE ENGLAND 1857 JL.
Marks and inscriptions
Base: Stamp: BURMANTOFTS FAIENCE ENGLAND 1857 JL
Makers and roles
Burmantofts Pottery Company, manufacturer