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Potters Collection

"Potters: Masters of the Art, Craft

Background imagePotters Collection: Lucie Rie - potter

Lucie Rie - potter
Dame Lucie Rie, DBE (16 March 1902 1 April 1995), Austrian-born British studio potter. Date: 1986

Background imagePotters Collection: Poole Pottery - Shaping a pot on the potters wheel

Poole Pottery - Shaping a pot on the potters wheel
Shaping a pot on the potters wheel. Poole Pottery was founded in 1873 on Poole quayside, where it continued to produce pottery by hand before moving its factory operations away from the quay in 1999

Background imagePotters Collection: Turkey. Istanbul. Topkapi Palace. Detail of glazed pottery

Turkey. Istanbul. Topkapi Palace. Detail of glazed pottery that decorates the walls, made by potters of Iznik

Background imagePotters Collection: Potters Bar Zep Downed

Potters Bar Zep Downed
A Super-Zeppelin is brought down in flames over Potters Bar

Background imagePotters Collection: The Victoria Ground Stadium - Stoke City FC

The Victoria Ground Stadium - Stoke City FC
The Victoria Ground was the home ground of Stoke City from 1878 until 1997, when the club relocated to the Britannia Stadium after 119 years

Background imagePotters Collection: woodcut depicting the God Mercury

woodcut depicting the God Mercury
1578314 woodcut depicting the God Mercury; (add.info.: woodcut depicting the God Mercury ruling over potters, painters, goldsmiths, carpenters, masons, musicians and clock-makers)

Background imagePotters Collection: Esquisse pour la voute de la galerie des Métiers de l'Hôtel de Ville : Potiers, 1890

Esquisse pour la voute de la galerie des Métiers de l'Hôtel de Ville : Potiers, 1890
Esquisse pour la voute de la galerie des Metiers de l'Hotel de Ville : Potiers, 1890. Potters

Background imagePotters Collection: Bet365 Stadium - Stoke City

Bet365 Stadium - Stoke City
The Bet365 Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England and the home of EFL Championship club Stoke City

Background imagePotters Collection: Potters Bar railway accident on 10th February 1946

Potters Bar railway accident on 10th February 1946

Background imagePotters Collection: The Original Death and Burial of Cock Robin, Potter's Museum

The Original Death and Burial of Cock Robin, Potter's Museum
The Original Death and Burial of Cock Robin. - Potter's Museum, Bramber, nr. Steyning, West Sussex. Date: circa 1920

Background imagePotters Collection: The House, that Jack built - diorama at Potter's Museum

The House, that Jack built - diorama at Potter's Museum
The House, that Jack built. - diorama at Potter's Museum, Bramber, nr. Steyning, West Sussex. Date: circa 1920

Background imagePotters Collection: Potter's Museum, Bramber, nr. Steyning, West Sussex

Potter's Museum, Bramber, nr. Steyning, West Sussex. Date: circa 1920

Background imagePotters Collection: Potters Bay

Potters Bay Ridden By Adrian Maguire 20 December 1996 Date: 20 December 1996

Background imagePotters Collection: Pottery workshop in Ancient Greece (coloured engraving)

Pottery workshop in Ancient Greece (coloured engraving)
3630033 Pottery workshop in Ancient Greece (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pottery workshop in Ancient Greece)

Background imagePotters Collection: Sir Henry Doulton (b / w photo)

Sir Henry Doulton (b / w photo)
810847 Sir Henry Doulton (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Henry Doulton, the famous potter)

Background imagePotters Collection: The Chinese, first makers of porcelain (chromolitho)

The Chinese, first makers of porcelain (chromolitho)
2788848 The Chinese, first makers of porcelain (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chinese, first makers of porcelain)

Background imagePotters Collection: Woman at the cleaning stage of pottery-making. Date: 1913

Woman at the cleaning stage of pottery-making. Date: 1913

Background imagePotters Collection: A man forming articles upon the potters wheel: a thrower. Date: 1913

A man forming articles upon the potters wheel: a thrower. Date: 1913

Background imagePotters Collection: Glazing ware: a dipper at work in the dipping room. Date: 1913

Glazing ware: a dipper at work in the dipping room. Date: 1913

Background imagePotters Collection: Potters workshop at the Sevres porcelain factory, France (b / w photo)

Potters workshop at the Sevres porcelain factory, France (b / w photo)
3099070 Potters workshop at the Sevres porcelain factory, France (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Potters workshop at the Sevres porcelain factory)

Background imagePotters Collection: Photograph of Potters Arms, Burgess Hill, Sussex

Photograph of Potters Arms, Burgess Hill, Sussex. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

Background imagePotters Collection: Clevedon Court, Somersetshire (b / w photo)

Clevedon Court, Somersetshire (b / w photo)
1595868 Clevedon Court, Somersetshire (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clevedon Court, Somersetshire)

Background imagePotters Collection: Chinese potters making and firing porcelain cups and plates

Chinese potters making and firing porcelain cups and plates
Chinese potter making a porcelain cup on a potters wheel driven by a laborer, while another worker arranges cups on a tray 1, and a potter firing porcelain plates in an open oven 2

Background imagePotters Collection: Manufacture of Porcelain, China, c, 1820 (gouache on paper)

Manufacture of Porcelain, China, c, 1820 (gouache on paper)
PEM216819 Manufacture of Porcelain, China, c, 1820 (gouache on paper) by Chinese School (19th century); Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; ePeabody Essex Museum; Chinese

Background imagePotters Collection: Trade card, William Stubbs (engraving)

Trade card, William Stubbs (engraving)
732126 Trade card, William Stubbs (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card, William Stubbs, china manufacturer, Waterloo Works)

Background imagePotters Collection: Chinese potter throwing a porcelain cup

Chinese potter throwing a porcelain cup on a potters wheel, powered by an assistant. Another worker arranges cups on a board for the oven

Background imagePotters Collection: Potter making a clay vessel on a wheel driven

Potter making a clay vessel on a wheel driven by a labourer turning a crank. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818

Background imagePotters Collection: Prehistoric potters (chromolitho)

Prehistoric potters (chromolitho)
2788753 Prehistoric potters (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prehistoric potters. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

Background imagePotters Collection: Street Potter at work (colour litho)

Street Potter at work (colour litho)
3643249 Street Potter at work (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Street Potter at work. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imagePotters Collection: Pottey - Pressers at work 1880s

Pottey - Pressers at work 1880s
Pottery pressing. Date: 1880s

Background imagePotters Collection: Pottey -slip-house 1880s

Pottey -slip-house 1880s
Potteries putting or taking-out slip from the ground. Date: 1880s

Background imagePotters Collection: Staffordshire pottery 1884

Staffordshire pottery 1884
Flat presser, making plates. Date: 1884

Background imagePotters Collection: Life in Ancient Egypt. Illustration for Bilder-Atlas (engraving)

Life in Ancient Egypt. Illustration for Bilder-Atlas (engraving)
5996279 Life in Ancient Egypt. Illustration for Bilder-Atlas (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Life in Ancient Egypt)

Background imagePotters Collection: Pottery (colour litho)

Pottery (colour litho)
3643732 Pottery (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pottery. Illustration for Graphic Stories of Inventions edited by M T Yates (Collins)

Background imagePotters Collection: Etruscan pottery workshop (engraving)

Etruscan pottery workshop (engraving)
3647012 Etruscan pottery workshop (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Etruscan pottery workshop)

Background imagePotters Collection: Ancient Greece (coloured engraving)

Ancient Greece (coloured engraving)
3630045 Ancient Greece (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greece)

Background imagePotters Collection: Firing an Early Kiln, c. 1630s (manuscript vellum)

Firing an Early Kiln, c. 1630s (manuscript vellum)
708967 Firing an Early Kiln, c.1630s (manuscript vellum) by Italian School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Probably for maiolica ware.); The Stapleton Collection; Italian

Background imagePotters Collection: Detail of a blue and white bowl showing the manufacture of porcelain (porcelain

Detail of a blue and white bowl showing the manufacture of porcelain (porcelain
PFR208012 Detail of a blue and white bowl showing the manufacture of porcelain (porcelain) (see 208011) by Chinese School; Private Collection; ePaul Freeman; Chinese, out of copyright

Background imagePotters Collection: Josiah Wedgwood (engraving)

Josiah Wedgwood (engraving)
812630 Josiah Wedgwood (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Josiah Wedgwood, English potter, and founder of the Wedgwood company)

Background imagePotters Collection: Receipt issued by Josiah Wedgwood (engraving)

Receipt issued by Josiah Wedgwood (engraving)
733544 Receipt issued by Josiah Wedgwood (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Receipt issued by Josiah Wedgwood, potter to Her Majesty)

Background imagePotters Collection: Window w11 Jeremiah with the potter Jer XVIII 2-6 (stained glass)

Window w11 Jeremiah with the potter Jer XVIII 2-6 (stained glass)
721294 Window w11 Jeremiah with the potter Jer XVIII 2-6 (stained glass) by French School, (13th century); Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Background imagePotters Collection: The Little Potters, 1883 (oil on canvas)

The Little Potters, 1883 (oil on canvas)
2830782 The Little Potters, 1883 (oil on canvas) by Ross, Christian Meyer (1843-1904); 81.3x57.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: dated C M Ross)

Background imagePotters Collection: The Martin brothers in the studio at the Southall Pottery (b / w photo)

The Martin brothers in the studio at the Southall Pottery (b / w photo)
STC209611 The Martin brothers in the studio at the Southall Pottery (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L-R: (the late) Walter Frazer Martin

Background imagePotters Collection: Potters wheel (chromolitho)

Potters wheel (chromolitho)
1094421 Potters wheel (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imagePotters Collection: Modelling vases and bowls, c. 1825 (gouache on paper)

Modelling vases and bowls, c. 1825 (gouache on paper)
833711 Modelling vases and bowls, c.1825 (gouache on paper) by Chinese School (19th century); 53x39 cm; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; ePeabody Essex Museum; Chinese

Background imagePotters Collection: Modern pottery kilns (chromolitho)

Modern pottery kilns (chromolitho)
2788754 Modern pottery kilns (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Modern pottery kilns. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

Background imagePotters Collection: Imadogawa, ca. 1801-4. Creator: Hokusai

Imadogawa, ca. 1801-4. Creator: Hokusai
Imadogawa, ca. 1801-4



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"Potters: Masters of the Art, Craft, and Tragedy" From Poole Pottery's skilled artisans shaping a pot on the potter's wheel to the intricate details of glazed pottery at Istanbul's Topkapi Palace, they have left their mark throughout history. But beyond their artistic prowess lies a tale of triumphs and tragedies. In Potters Bar, Zep was downed, reminding us of the fragility that accompanies this ancient craft. Yet amidst adversity, artists like Lucie Rie emerged as beacons of innovation in the world of ceramics. Sports enthusiasts gather at The Victoria Ground Stadium and Bet365 Stadium in Stoke City to cheer on their beloved team. These stadiums stand as modern-day arenas where passion meets clay - a testament to how they are inspire communities. However, not all stories are filled with celebration. The Potters Bar railway accident on February 10th, 1946 serves as a somber reminder of the risks faced by those who travel along life's tracks. The Potter's Museum offers glimpses into whimsical worlds through dioramas such as "The House That Jack Built" or exhibits like "The Original Death and Burial of Cock Robin. " Nestled in Bramber near Steyning in West Sussex, this museum preserves both artistry and imagination for generations to come. As we explore Potters Bay or any other coastal haven adorned with ceramic treasures washed ashore by tides long gone, we find ourselves connected to an age-old tradition that transcends time and place. From ancient civilizations to contemporary creations, potters leave behind legacies etched into clay – tales waiting patiently for curious minds willing to listen.