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porcelain and china takes its name from John Doulton, who in 1815 joined
with Martha Jones, whose late husband had founded Lambeth Pottery, a ceramics
operation in Lambeth, England, and the foreman at the pottery John Watts.
John Doulton had learned his trade at the Fulham Manufacturing Co. well
known as one of the first English commercial producers of stoneware and
which had been founded by master potter John Dwight in 1688. While operations
began as Jones, Watts, and Doulton, the firm soon assumed the name of Doulton
and made a wide variety of decorative objects for an affluent buyer. Soon,
John Doulton and his son Henry had established themselves as makers of
fine English stoneware which rivaled the finest in the world, and the pottery
came to the attention of the British Royal family. Soon, the firm expanded
both internally and through acquisitions such as the 1882 acquisition of
Pinder, Bourne & Co. of Burslem, England, a small factory in the Staffordshire
region who was known for the quality of their fine bone china. Doulton
art director John Slater recognized the growing trend toward gleaming porcelain
pieces in brilliant colors, and he saw that his new acquisition gave Doulton
the ability to move aggressively into these enamel on glaze decorations.
By 1885, Doulton was producing world-class
wares for an international clientele. By the late 19th century, Doulton
had won honors at major international exhibitions and was producing a tremendous
variety of figurines, vases, character jugs, and other decorative pieces
in vibrant colors and using under- and on-glaze enameling techniques. The
company continued to hire talented artists including the next art director
Charles Noke, Harry Tittensor, Joseph Hancock, and many others. Doulton
achieved a design and quality aesthetic sufficient to serve the needs of
the English royal family, and King Edward VII bestowed upon Doulton in
1901 the honor of using "Royal" in their name. While production was interrupted
for the two World Wars, the years in between offered Royal Doulton a period
of great prosperity and the fabulous Art
Deco figurines for which they are widely recognized today.
Doulton always produced
fine English china sets for both a domestic and international
market, but after World War II more production shifted to these
simpler designs which could be mass produced at a price more
people could afford. Another well renowned art director, Jo
Ledger, joined the company in 1954, and continued producing
older designs while at the same time exploiting new production
techniques that allowed Royal Doulton to produce high quality
works at modest prices. Today, Royal Doulton is still producing
popular figurines and fine bone china as well as the Doulton
Lambeth line of stoneware. As throughout the history of Royal
Doulton, the Lambethware line uses cost effective yet high quality
production techniques which reflect the technical innovation
for which they have always been known.
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