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School of Art
Aberystwyth University
Buarth Mawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 1NG

Tel: +44 (0)1970 622460

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Email: artschool@aber.ac.uk


Display artist/maker:

Buckley Pottery

   Active: c1700-1946

The area around Buckley in Flintshire, North Wales has been associated with the production of pottery from the medieval period up to the closure of the last pottery in 1946. The most productive time was from the late 17th through to the late 18th century, although there was still an extensive market for Buckley slipware in the 19th century when most of the pieces in the collection were made.

Characteristic of Buckley ware are all kinds of large thrown storage vessels for household and dairy use, along with press-moulded baking dishes with bold slip decoration. Towards the end of the 19th century, with the decline in the market for brown household pottery, the potters diversified and produced more small decorative pieces.

The slipware collection amassed by Sydney Greenslade and Dan Jones between 1925 and 1935 came from a variety of sources. The most used antiques dealers included A. Goddard of Chwilog, Caernarfonshire, Claude White of Aberystwyth, and D. Williams of Carmarthen. Other slipware came from Swansea, Liverpool, Welshpool, Shrewsbury, Chester, Machynlleth, Llangurig, Cardiff and Ripley. In addition, 27 pieces were purchased for £110 from the collection of Richard Pritchard of Llanfachraeth, Anglesey, in 1932.

Objects in the collections associated with this artist/maker

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[Baking dish] C567 Ceramics

[Baking dish] C568 Ceramics

[Baking dish] C580 Ceramics

[Baking dish] C581 Ceramics

[Baking dish] C582 Ceramics

[Baking dish] C583 Ceramics

[Bed pan] C595 Ceramics

[Bottle] C596 Ceramics

[Bottle] C597 Ceramics

[Bowl] C569 Ceramics

[Bowl] C570 Ceramics

[Bowl] C571 Ceramics

[Bowl] C572 Ceramics

[Bowl] C573 Ceramics

[Bowl] C574 Ceramics

[Bowl] C575 Ceramics

[Bowl] C576 Ceramics

[Bowl] C577 Ceramics

[Bowl] C578 Ceramics

[Bowl with handle] C588 Ceramics

[Bread crock] C619 Ceramics

[Cistern] C585 Ceramics

[Dog bowl] C544 Ceramics

[Double compartment dish] C584 Ceramics

[Ham pan] C620 Ceramics

[Jar] C586 Ceramics

[Jar] C589 Ceramics

[Jug] C593 Ceramics

[Jug] C607 Ceramics

[Lidded jar] C590 Ceramics

[Lidded jar] C591 Ceramics

[Money box] C603 Ceramics

[Plate] C546 Ceramics

[Plate] C551 Ceramics

[Plate] C556 Ceramics

[Plate] C579 Ceramics

[Platter] C566 Ceramics

[Posset pot] C587 Ceramics

[Puzzle jug] C606 Ceramics

[Salt jar] C592 Ceramics

[Small spouted vessel] C601 Ceramics

[Spouted jar] C616 Ceramics

[Thurndendel mug] C594 Ceramics

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