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Description: | The largest single group within this collection is of ceramics. Local rural pottery is represented by material from Winchcombe, Prinknash, Cranham and other local potteries and includes examples of work by Michael Cardew, Bernard Leech and K Pleydell-Bouverie.
There is pottery from Worcester, Wedgwood, Coalport, Crown Derby, Royal Doulton, Spode, Minton, Bristol, Leeds, Staffordshire, Lambeth, Lowestoft, Poole and Swansea. A few items are specifically associated with the Stroud area, including a 'Barge teapot' of 1890 and a creamware jug 'Tho Sims Stroudwater' 1801.
Oriental ceramics consist mainly of export wares: Ming; Nanking; Chi'en Lung; and a fine Ting ware bowl of the Sung Dynasty (960-1279 AD).
There is a small collection of 19th century coloured glass including pieces made at Nailsea, bottles from the 17th century onwards and tableware. Of local interest are glass items made at Powells of Whitefriars as reproductions of 17th century glass found at Woodchester Glassworks.
There is silver from White Court Chapel, Uley; also a selection of clocks including four late 17th century lantern clocks made by the Stroud clockmaker William Holloway and long case clocks by the Chalford makers Jones (1790-1810) and Crook (mid 19th century). | Subjects: | Decorative & Applied Arts | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Address: | Stratford Park
STROUD,
GL5 4AF | FAX: | 01453 752 400 | Telephone: | 01453 763 394 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:106 | Go to resource |
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