The Middleport Pottery of Burgess and Leigh (opened 1888)
Hand painting shop
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Hand painting the biscuit ware Note the Churchill Toby Jug and the Art Deco bird jug
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this is the Churchill Toby Jug plaster mould that we saw in the store |
Part painted Churchill Toby Jug |
Finished painted Churchill Toby Jug the colours will change during the glazing and firing. |
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The 'golfer' jug each article has a painted master so that the colours can be matched. |
Painting the detail on the golfer jug The back-stamp can be seen on the bottom |
Sample colours put down on a plate The colours change during firing and so trials have to be made to get the correct colour.
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Beefeater Toby Jug painted and ready for glazing and firing. |
'Art Deco' style jug |
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