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Moorcroft|ˈmʊəkrɒft|
The name of William Moorcroft (1872–1945) used attrib. and ellipt. to designate pottery produced by him at his workshop in Cobridge, north Staffordshire, and noted for its powdered blue effects and flambé glazes.
1910Pottery Gaz. May 551/2, I cannot now do more than mention the most interesting developments in glaze effects and wonderful colour schemes revealed in the latest examples of ‘Moorcroft Faïence’. 1918Pottery & Glass Record Nov. p. i (Advt.), Moorcroft ware, hand-made decorative objects..W. Moorcroft, Ltd., Potters, Burslem... Works adjoining Cobridge Station. 1923Pottery Gaz. & Glass Trade Rev. 2 Apr. 660/1 Baron Hayashi, the Japanese Ambassador, on purchasing two flambé vases, expressed the opinion that the Moorcroft vases were so like early Chinese work that had Mr. Moorcroft's name not been on them experts would have found it difficult to distinguish the difference. 1939Times 8 Mar. 12/4 Moorcroft pottery has for some years been recognized abroad as standing in a class by itself among the modern products of ceramic art. 1946Pottery & Glass June 33/1 Several American museums possess representative collections of Moorcroft ware. 1956C. G. E. Bunt Brit. Potters & Pottery Today 41 The rich and generous decoration is..all hand work. To this is largely due the distinctiveness, the individuality of Moorcroft Pottery. 1972F. MacCarthy All Things Bright & Beautiful 85 Blue Moorcroft Pottery and Cornish Ware were endlessly in favour [in the 1920s]. 1974M. Kelly That Girl in Alley iii. 40 The Moorcroft vases, the Lalique bowl, the silk runner on top of the piano. 1975Times 17 Jan. 3 Sotheby's Belgravia sale of studio ceramics..underlined the tremendous new collector interest in the art potters of about 1880–1950... Minor Moorcroft was selling like hot cakes. |