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Astbury|ˈæstbərɪ| The surname of John Astbury (1688–1743), used (esp. attrib.) to designate a type of Staffordshire pottery; also in Astbury-Whieldon (see quot. 1929).
[1874W. Chaffers Collect. Hand Bk. Marks Pottery 141 Pottery. Staffordshire..Astbury.] 1904A. H. Church Eng. Earthenware (ed. 2) 55 A two-handled loving cup with design in white relief on a red body the whole glazed with a yellow lead glaze was sold..under the designation of Astbury ware. 1929H. Read Staffs. Pottery Figures (Plate 17, caption), The term ‘Astbury type’ is used for those figures in which the decoration depends mostly on a use of coloured clays; the term ‘Astbury-Whieldon type’ when this technique is combined with decoration in coloured glazes. 1962V. & A. Mus. Internat. Art Treasures Exhib. 62/2 Two Astbury figures in creamware splashed with manganese. |