Mintons
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Mintons was a major company in Staffordshire pottery, "Europe's leading ceramic factory during the Victorian era", an independent business from 1793 to 1968. It was a leader in ceramic design, working
Vase in coloured lead-glazed Victorian majolica, designed by Carrier-Belleuse, 1868.
Creamer, fluted Old Oval shape, c. 1797-1799
Creamer, Old Oval shape, c. 1800-1815
Teapot and stand, New Oval shape, c. 1800-1805
Great Exhibition
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The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, also known as the Great Exhibition or the Crystal Palace Exhibition, was an international exhibition that took place in Hyde Park, London,
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…process much improved and with an extended range of coloured lead glazes applied to the biscuit body and fired. Both products were launched at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. The majolica of this and other English factories all are now grouped as Victorian majolica. The coloured glazes of Palissy ware…
The Great Exhibition 1851
The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, in 1851
Paxton's Crystal Palace enclosed full-grown trees in Hyde Park.
The Opening of the Great Exhibition by Queen Victoria by Henry Courtney Selous