Description:Pottery factory interior with a view of female workers in the process of burnishing ware. They are positioned facing the window as they needed good light to do the job. Taken at Minton's factory, London Road, Stoke-on-Trent.
Burnishing
Burnishing was the process whereby fired gold applications were rubbed to produce a lustrous finish.
Silver sand and a burnishing stone (hematite or agate mounted in a wooden handle like the tool in the picture) or a damp chamois leather could be used to burnish ware.
Taken from the Gladstone Pottery Museum Photographic Collection.
This photograph is part of the collections at Stoke-on-Trent Museums.