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Wemyss Ware
Wemyss Ware is a collectible type of pottery, first produced in Fife, Scotland, in 1882.
It was named after the Wemyss family of Wemyss Castle, who were patrons of the new product.
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Wedgwood Pottery In Stoke-on-Trent
In order to examine the chronological link between the development of Wedgwood’s pottery and the building of the Trent and Mersey Canal. It is therefore necessary to investigate the background into both Josiah Wedgwood and the development of the Canal.
Josiah Wedgwood was one of the most skilled potters of his time in Stoke on […]
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Wedgwood
Wedgwood is a British pottery firm, originally founded by Josiah Wedgwood, and possibly the most famous name ever associated with pottery in any form, which in 1987 merged with Waterford Crystal to become Waterford Wedgwood.
Josiah Wedgwood was also the patriarch of the Darwin — Wedgwood family. Many of his descendants were closely involved in […]
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Vietnamese Pottery
Vietnamese pottery refers to pottery designed or produced in Vietnam. The art of making pottery was inherited from China thousands of years ago.[citation needed] As of 2006, Vietnamese pottery is fashionable throughout the world and can be seen displayed in many retail outlets in Europe and the United States.[citation needed]
Vietnam produces many types of […]
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Warka Vase
The Warka Vase is one of the oldest sculptures in the world. It was excavated near Samawa, Iraq in 1940. The stone vase, which stands 3 feet (1 meter) tall, is believed to have created 5,000 years ago in the ancient civilization of Sumer. It is named after the city of Warka - known […]
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Vincennes porcelain
The Vincennes porcelain manufactory was established in 1740 in the disused royal Château de Vincennes , in Vincennes, east of Paris.
The entrepreneur in charge, Claude-Humbert Gérin, established workshops and employed craftsmen from the Chantilly manufactory, whose patron, the duc de Bourbon, had recently died.
A factory was set up in the premises to manufacture a […]
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Vietnamese Pottery
Vietnamese pottery refers to pottery designed or produced in Vietnam. The art of making pottery was inherited from China thousands of years ago.[citation needed] As of 2006, Vietnamese pottery is fashionable throughout the world and can be seen displayed in many retail outlets in Europe and the United States.[citation needed]
Vietnam produces many types of […]
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Typology of Greek Vase Shapes
There are about 100 different types of Greek vase, many of which have several sub-types.
Vase shapes
Alabastron
Amphora type A, c. 520 BC.
Amphora type B.
Amphora type C.
Neck Amphora, c. 520 BC.
Ovoid neck amphora
Tyrrhenian neck-amphora
Nikosthenic amphora, c. 530 BC.
Nolan amphora
Panathenaic Amphora
Pseudo-panathenaic amphora, c. 500 BC.
Pointed amphora
Transport amphora
Amphoriskos
Piriform Aryballos
Globular aryballos
Askos
Chalis
Band cup
Droop cup
Kassel cup
Komast cup
Lakonian cup
Lip-cup
Siana cup
Dinos
Epichysis
Exaleiptron
Fish Plate
Glaux
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Van Briggle Pottery
Established in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1901 by Artus and Anne Van Briggle, the Van Briggle Art Pottery is the oldest continuously operating art pottery in America. Its founder had a significant impact on the Art Nouveau movement worldwide, and his pottery is foundational to American Art Pottery.
Artus settled in Colorado Springs after distinguishing […]
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Urbino majolica
Urbino majolica is majolica type of earthenware made in Urbino, Italy. Urbino has long been a key city in the making of majolica.
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