Crown Ducal
Art Deco design Jug – 14cm tall x 10cm wide (incl Handle). Very good condition. No Chips or Cracks.
Although I don’t know much about this jug the history and design place it in the Art Deco period of Crown Ducal. Please see below a history of the Staffordshire pottery. Below after the pictures is some history on the area and pottery company.
Staffordshire pottery is pottery that is produced in the Staffordshire potteries area of the United Kingdom. This area is in the Midlands - the potteries used to centre around six separate towns (Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton, Stoke and Tunstall) which are now Stoke on Trent.
The area really came into focus as the powerhouse of pottery production in the UK and indeed in the world in the 1700-1800s but, the truth is, that this has been a significant pottery producing area for centuries. Staffordshire has plenty of clay, lead, salt and coal in the area which made it a perfect place for pottery production.
Historical Data -- Crown Ducal is a trademark of A.G. Richardson & Company (A fairly prolific Staffordshire pottery). Their earliest home, the firm was founded in 1915, was the Gordon Pottery, Tunstall, where they continued until 1934. In 1934 Britannia Pottery, Cobridge, was acquired and the company relocated. Crown Ducal wares include also breakfast, coffee, morning and dessert sets, as well as a range of 'fancies'. In 1931 the celebrated Charlotte Rhead came to work for the factory producing Art Deco Patterns such as Rhodian, Indian Tree, Golden Leaves, Persian Rose, Byzantine and Wisteria. Rhead also introduced the tube lining technique of decoration to the factory. The success of these ranges prompted the take over of the Britannia Pottery in nearby Cobridge in 1933, but in 1942 Charlotte Rhead left the factory. Production continued through to 1974 when Wedgewood bought the property. The business then relocated in Yorkshire.
