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Posted 10 months ago
BELLIN68
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CLARICE CLIFF -ENGLAND
Found this tonight on the way to the gym and stopped at goodwill , and was looking around and found this i was very happy to find this at a goodwill because these pieces like this are very hard to find in my area where i live :) so i paid a $1.49 for this beauty. this has no chips or cracks no nothing . so heres some history on CLARICE CLIFF.
THAT I VE PULLED UP FROM THE WEB.........................
CLARICE CLIFF
"I was born in the potteries in the town of Tunstall. I remember when drawing classes in school were of only half an hour a week's duration. How pleased I was to miss some lessons and be entrusted to make large papier mache maps built up on nails of varying heights and coloured, for use in Geography lessons. I won scholarships for attendance at the local art schools, Tunstall and Burslem, where drawing from plaster casts and vases of Honesty were the sum total of tuition. I passed exams to become a teacher, then, at the age of 16 or 17, decided that I would most like to learn the various branches of pottery decorating.
"In the early 1920's I had progressed as for as modelling in clay, keeping pattern and shape books up to date, very fine filigree gilding with a pen, tracing spiders webs, butterflies, etc., to hide small imperfections on expensive ware, at A. J. Wilkinson Limited, The Royal Staffordshire Pottery, Burslem. During this time I gained useful knowledge of the making and firing of pottery.
"The adjoining factory which A. J. Wilkinson had acquired (in 1920) provided me with a studio cum workshop in one of the showrooms. The warehouses of the Newport Pottery Company Limited were stacked with bowls, vases, jugs and candlesticks, etc. mostly of the Nouveau Art period. This huge stock had always interested me, and presented a challenge! Eventually about 1924-25, I was allowed to experiment. First, with one or two girls who had learned how to use a decorator's wheel, round shapes were covered from top to bottom with coloured bands. As these were the days of short time and unemployment, it was very easy to get girls straight from school who, if lucky enough to be taken on as learners (for a shilling a week pocket money) would normally have to spend weeks practising strokes and curls and flat shading. Instead of which, a few of them with an aptitude for drawing were put straight to work, and so earned an extra few shillings. Between guide lines, they drew simple diamonds which in turn were filled in with bright colours by other girls. then the article was passed on to be banded at the top and bottom by others.
"Meanwhile a sizeable amount of goods were accumulating. These were a source of much merriment and derision to travellers, to whom, the idea of having to offer so much crude colour, after selling only traditional prints and enamels and lithos, was a shock. However, after much persuasion the largest car on the factory was filled with a representative assortment, and to their amazement, it was quickly sold, and within two days they were back for more. So - Bizarre by Clarice Cliff was launched.
"We progressed to circles and squares and simple landscapes - all within the operatives capabilities. These cried aloud for shapes other than the traditional and so the conical shape was evolved. As we grew, so did the number of shapes, and the number of boys and girls we trained increased to about 300 (this did not include makers, who increased also). We were copied by so many that we had eventually to patent many shapes. Even the Japanese copied some.
"A. J. Wilkinson Limited, Royal Staffordshire Pottery and Newport pottery adjoined; after a few years all making was transferred to A.J.W. and the whole Newport Pottery was taken over for the decoration of Bizarre ware, and the laying out of orders and packing. There was one large department for the decorating of Crocus, the Ravel pattern, etc., etc. Although some customers preferred modern shapes and patterns, and so naturally these was bound to be a little confusion when the backstamp names were mixed. Then war came, and overnight the army, munitions, mines, etc. claimed all our workers, except one girl who was a semi-invalid. This happened just as they had become very skilful and clever".
THE INFO CAME FROM THIS WEBSITE http://www.claricecliff.co.uk/newhistorycci.htm
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thankyou vetraio50 for the love:)
You certainly seemed to have said it all. Can't think of anything to say!
thankyou very much blunderbuss2:) your very kind:)
vetraio50 is this from the 1920s ? yes or no :)
Sean, that was wonderful,really. People (can) be very resourseful when need be. There a trick to everything! Im speaking of the part of the story where she traced spider webs , butterflys ect. over small imperfections to save a piece for market. To me, this is how buiseness succeeds when faced with adversity. Of coarce, the low wages helped too. That part of the story reminded me of my dad. As a kid, it was hard to understand why we seemed to have to "do without". We didnt really, dad worked his tail of to make sure of that. But, you know how kids are. As an adult, i understand now & try to use him as a reference to my kids & others.
thankyou very much mike for sharing and undertsanding the post , i ve always love clarice cliff and i was one of those kids growing up having just enough:) and thankyou for looking :)
thankyou inky for the love:)
your welcome Sean, did you find my e-mail add.\leave shipping details?
mike , no i didint find your e-mail,lol:)
thankyou Amberrose for the love sweetheart and goodmorning to you amber:) love your cabinet:)
Wow so hard to find Clarice Cliff in the states.
hello Amber your so right about that it is hard to find clarice cliff in the states and i cant belive that i found this down the street from house:)
I have never seen it! Morning Sunshine! What are you up to today?
im going to the gym today and doing more cleaning and rearranging the house:) and you? and good morining:)
Hubby biking and I will go to the gym when he gets back. Maybe swimming if the weather holds
sounds like a very fun day:)
Hi Sean, this is a very late piece, I think. She worked on until the sixties when she sold the factory. These transfer printed wares are from the period after WWII and are not really collected yet by the hard- core Clarice fans. But at that price you've seen what these post war pieces are. I collected Clarice when I was at uni in the seventies. Anything with Bizarre is good. My favourite designs are the "Circus" series by Laura Knight. There are also repros being made and sold at Antique Fairs, made by wedgwood, I think.
http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/18778/lot/414/
Did I mention pancakes? Just made and eaten by the kiddos.
About to post another piece of inherited...
thankyou vetraio50 for the information and thankyou sharing and helping me :)and amberrose pancakes sound really good right now and cant wait to see the other posting :) and thankyou purpledog for the love:)
thankyou manikin for the love:)
oh I like this a lot - very nice!
THANKYOU VERY guyfrmatl the kind words and thankyou wolcott1 for the love :)
I love these very much!
thankyou very much miKKoChristmas11 for the love and the very very kind words :)
mikielikesigns2 i cant find youe email:)
THANKYOU Truthisanarrow08 FOR THE LOVE:)
Love me some Clarice Cliff! i do not own any but i keep my eyes peeled when im out pikn..esp for Bizarre
thankyou czechman for the love and the kind words :) and ive been looking for the Bizarre myself:)
THANKYOU maggie-dog for the love:)
hello Amy , thankyou for the love , and know i dont what these fun things are called? i would love too know:)
thankyou very much sweetheart and any info from you is just wonderful:)
Hi, Bellin and Scandi! At home, we used them when serving fowl that was carved at the table but still full of bones, and also for boney fish, i.e. we used them as bone 'respositories'. I never tried them for salads. Nice. They would work nicely for a 'tidy', easy to eat salad composed of small, easily maneuvered pieces. Have a good evening, all! miKKo
This is called a bone dish . At least that is what I have always known them as . I had a complete set once . Very very nice Sean love it !
Manikin thankyou very much sweetheart :) thankyou for your help:)
Anytime sweetie x :-)
Nice Sean !
thankyou Hedgewalker for the loves:)
Very lovely piece! And like manikin, I've always heard this type of crescent shaped dish a bone dish too. Thanks for sharing it! :-)
thankyou chinablue for the love:) and the kind words:)
What a BEAUTY!