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Royal Doulton
The company had its origins with a factory at Vauxhall Walk, Lambeth, London, which was a partnership between John Doulton, Martha Jones, and John Watts. At first the business specialised in making stoneware articles, such as decorative bottles and saltglaze sewer pipes which were essential for the sewers boom of Victorian England. The Doulton name became the company name in 1853. John and his son Henry established themselves as makers of the finest English stoneware. Despite the limited colours available to stoneware makers, they were able to produce a wide variety of items for the luxury market. Queen Victoria (1837-1901) came to the throne and a revolution occurred in personal sanitation. Not only her personal sanitation of course. Doulton's lead in domestic and industrial stoneware helped make it Britain's top manufacturer of sanitary ware, thus the sewers. Indeed, the firm was a key player in the field of artistic pottery - as well as commemorative, ornamental, and tableware products: pottery was beginning to be purchased by many ranks of society for ornamental and leisure reasons. In 1882, Doulton purchased the factory of Pinder, Bourne and Co, at Nile Street in Burslem, Staffordshire – bringing Doulton right to the heart of The Potteries and the centre of its trade, the Silicon Valley for Pottery at the time. Royal Doulton was increasingly successful, which had much to do with the artistic direction of John Slater, who created a wide variety of figurines, vases, character jugs, and decorative pieces. The popularity of Doulton products soon came to the attention of the royal family. In 1901 the Burslem factory was granted a Royal Warrant by King Edward VII – it enabled the business to adopt bold new markings and a new name: for the first time it was called Royal Doulton. Between the wars, Royal Doulton produced the finest English china, worldwide. Their name and reputation continued to grow with flambé ware, titanium ware, and bone china as well. Royal Doulton introduced a new product for 1960 and swinging England – English Translucent China. The company became known as Royal Doulton Fine China and proved an outstanding success. In 1966, it attained one of the first Queen's Awards for Technical innovation for the business. Now, fine
bone china, fine china, and Lambethware are the hallmarks of quality
from Royal
Doulton Home – sold by A Tullet and Sons alongside a
host of other products.
Crown
Derby |