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Crocus Pattern Plate

DesignerDesigned by Clarice Cliff (Tunstall, England, 1899 - 1972)

ManufacturerManufactured by A J Wilkinson Ltd. (Burslem, England, 1894 - 1964)

Date1930s

Object NamePlate

Mediumearthenware

ClassificationsCeramics

DimensionsOverall: diameter 22.5cm × height 2cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 1997.

LocationOn Display - Gallery 06

Object numberABDAG011073

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About MeAfter a brief period at other Staffordshire potteries, Clarice Cliff started her creative career as a paintress at the A.J. Wilkinson factory in Stoke-on-Trent in 1919. She attended classes at local art schools and, later, briefly studied at the Royal College of Art. Encouraged by the company management, she began to try out new, colourful designs on poor quality wares at Wilkinsons' Newport Pottery. These wares were outrageously modern, designed to be easily decorated by her team of paintresses. By 1929 she had her own range of modern shapes, many bearing the 'Bizarre' tradename. Although still designing for Wilkinsons in the 1950s and 1960s, Cliff had passed the height of her creativity and later produced more traditional designs for the company.
The Crocus pattern was her best seller, in production from around 1928 until 1963. The flowers were easy to paint, using downward brush strokes. The piece was then inverted and the leaves painted with similar strokes.
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The flowers were easy to paint with downward brush strokes. The piece was then inverted, and the leaves done the same way.

Exhibitions

Gallery 06 - Feasting