A Caution! Notice from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
Dispute over ideas
Printed notice from James Keeling regarding an infringment of patent on his oven for firing pottery.
It is well known OUR PATENT
It seems that someone has copied his oven design ...
Art Class, Sutherland Institute, Longton
The photograph shows William Morse and his Art class. The Sutherland Institute was opened in 1899 on land given by Cromartie Sutherland-Levison-Gower, the 4th Duke of Sutherland. Today it houses Longton ...
Book Illustration. Photographed by William Blake.
Book illustration. Unknown location.
Brass Rubbing. Photographed by William Blake.
Photograph of a mediaeval brass rubbing displaying various coats of arms and a man and woman from the aristocracy.
Close and Keeling's Invention - Notice from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
Cutting edge technology in pottery making
Printed notice informing pottery manufacturers of Valentine Close and James Keeling's patented oven design.
The new design promises to use less coal, reduce ...
Coastal scene, by Kathleen Peake
A seascape by Kathleen Peake. She was Longton photographer William Blake's wife.
Unknown location.
Coastal scene, by Rosa Kathleen Blake
Painting of a coastal scene. Painted by Rosa Kathleen Blake ('R.K.B.'), wife of Longton photographer William Blake.
Decorated plates and cups
Possibly made at Fenton School of Art.
Fenton School of Art was set up in 1889 by William Meath Baker in the old Fenton Athenaeum, which had been opened in 1853 and stood on the corner of Church Street ...
Dudley Castle. Photographed by William Blake.
Illustration containing a view of Dudley Castle.
Dudley is situated in the Black Country area of the Midlands.
The illustration is credited to a T.M. Baynes and was originally drawn on stone. The ...
Fenton Engineering Technical School
The Honours List at the former Athenaeum building, covering the years 1914 to 1925. Fenton School of Art was set up in 1889 by William Meath Baker in the old Fenton Athenaeum, which had been opened in ...
Fenton School of Art
Fenton School of Art was set up in 1889 by William Meath Baker in the old Fenton Athenaeum, which had been opened in 1853 and stood on the corner of Church Street (now Christchurch Street) and High Street ...
Fenton School of Art
Plaster figures in a classroom. Fenton School of Art was set up in 1889 by William Meath Baker in the old Fenton Athenaeum, which had been opened in 1853 and stood on the corner of Church Street (now ...
Fenton School of Art
Plaster figures in a classroom. Fenton School of Art was set up in 1889 by William Meath Baker in the old Fenton Athenaeum, which had been opened in 1853 and stood on the corner of Church Street (now ...
Fenton School of Art
Fenton School of Art was set up in 1889 by William Meath Baker in the old Fenton Athenaeum, which had been opened in 1853 and stood on the corner of Church Street (now Christchurch Street) and High Street ...
Figure group
Figure group. 1934.P.135. c. 1935-1939.
Under glaze painted earthenware. H : 105 mm, L : 100 mm.
Earthenware figure group depicting 'Hill Billies'.
The group consists of three seated men, ...
Heraldic Rubbing, Unknown Origin. Photographed by William Blake.
Photograph of a heraldic rubbing with Latin inscriptions. Unknown origin.
Keeling's Patent Substitute for Red and White Lead - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
Improved Glazes
Printed notice by industrialist and inventor James Keeling. Here he makes various claims about an improved formula for ceramic glazes, which he has patented.
The glaze is 30% cheaper ...
Keeling's Substitute for White and Red Lead, in Making Glazes - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
Patent notice and conditions of use
Printed notice informing pottery manufacturers of a new patented glaze made by James Keeling.
Conditions for using the substitute glaze applied.
Manufacturers ...