Moorcroftn.

Brit.

/ˈmʊəkrɒft/,

/ˈmɔːkrɒft/, U.S.

/ˈmʊrˌkrɔft/,

/ˈmɔrˌkrɔft/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Moorcroft.

Etymology: < the name of William Moorcroft (1872–1945), English potter working in Cobridge, north Staffordshire.William Moorcroft first started designing pottery in 1897; he won gold medals for his work at international exhibitions at St Louis (1904), Brussels (1910), and Paris (1925).

I. Compounds.

1. attributive. Designating pottery produced by Moorcroft's factory, distinguished by its powdered blue effects and flambé glazes.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [noun] > English pottery > by other named persons

Davenport1863

Elers ware1869

Spode1869

Doulton1890

Ridgway1892

Martinware1897

Moorcroft1910

Mason1911

Moorcroft1975

1910 Pottery 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’.

1923 Pottery Gaz. & Glass Trade Rev. 2 Apr. 660/1 Baron Hayashi..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.

1939 Times 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.

1946 Pottery & Glass June 33/1 Several American museums possess representative collections of Moorcroft ware.

1972 F. MacCarthy All Things Bright & Beautiful 85 Blue Moorcroft Pottery and Cornish Ware were endlessly in favour [in the 1920s].

1989 Miller's Collectables Price Guide 1989–90 113/3 Moorcroft globular teapot, decorated in the orchid pattern.

2002 Daily Tel. 13 Sept. 31/2 Moorcroft pottery had always been well-received abroad, particularly in Canada.

II. Simple uses.

2. Moorcroft pottery.

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