The staffordshire potteries is the industrial area encompassing the six towns tunstall burslem hanley stoke fenton and longton that now make up the city of stoke on trent in staffordshire england.
Staffordshire ceramic ware.
Staffordshire toby jug in staffordshire art pottery.
Among the distinguished factories located there.
Staffordshire tea cup in staffordshire art pottery.
English ironstone indiana staffordshire art pottery.
Probably the most recognized staffordshire porcelain would be blue ware or flow blue porcelain as pictured above although flow blue is more a process than a type of porcelain.
Thick layers of clay lay only a few feet below the surface.
Liberty blue plate independence hall.
Higher quality figures were made in porcelain and new ceramic materials like parian ware as well as some types of stoneware but in the 19th century staffordshire figure comes to denote specifically the cheaper earthenware types.
Staffordshire ware lead glazed earthenware and unglazed or salt glazed stoneware made in staffordshire england from the 17th century onward.
The geography of staffordshire in central england conspired to make it a center for slipware and other types of lead glazed earthenware.
Royal tudor ware in staffordshire art pottery.
The english porcelain industry was reaching its peak in staffordshire as porcelain makers were discovering the benefits of a cobalt coloring they were using.
Abundance of local clays and coal gave rise to a concentration of pottery factories that made staffordshire one of the foremost pottery centres in europe.