Glamorgan Pottery
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The Glamorgan Pottery was a porcelain
china
works located in Swansea
, Wales, from 1813 until 1838, producing various earthenware products.
Works manager of the adjacent Cambrian Pottery
started the works in 1813, having fallen out with Cambrian owner Lewis Weston Dillwyn
. The wares produced were largely for domestic use, and regularly marked "B B & I", for Baker, Bevan and Irwin, the initials of the owners.
Offered for sale, it was purchased in 1837 by Lewis Llewelyn Dillwyn, son of Lewis Weston Dillwyn. He closed the pottery in 1838, selling most of the assets to William Chambers
, who then established the South Wales Pottery at Llanelly
in 1840. Many of the workers, most originally from Staffordshire
, transferred to the new pottery.
Examples of Swansea pottery can be seen today at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
and at Swansea Museum
Porcelain
Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between and...
china
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
works located in Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
, Wales, from 1813 until 1838, producing various earthenware products.
Works manager of the adjacent Cambrian Pottery
Cambrian Pottery
The Cambrian Pottery was founded in 1764 by William Coles in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales.In 1790, John Coles, son of the founder, went into partnership with George Haynes, who introduced new business strategies based on the ideas of Josiah Wedgwood....
started the works in 1813, having fallen out with Cambrian owner Lewis Weston Dillwyn
Lewis Weston Dillwyn
Lewis Weston Dillwyn, FRS was a British porcelain manufacturer, naturalist and Member of Parliament.He was born in Walthamstow, Essex, the eldest son of William Dillwyn and Sarah Dillwyn...
. The wares produced were largely for domestic use, and regularly marked "B B & I", for Baker, Bevan and Irwin, the initials of the owners.
Offered for sale, it was purchased in 1837 by Lewis Llewelyn Dillwyn, son of Lewis Weston Dillwyn. He closed the pottery in 1838, selling most of the assets to William Chambers
William Chambers
William Chambers may refer to:*William Chambers , 18th century Scottish architect*William Chambers *William Lee Chambers, judge*William Chambers , illegitimate son of the above...
, who then established the South Wales Pottery at Llanelly
Llanelly
Llanelly is the name of both a village and its respective parish in Monmouthshire principal area, within the historic boundaries of Brecknockshire, south-east Wales.- Situation :...
in 1840. Many of the workers, most originally from Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, transferred to the new pottery.
Examples of Swansea pottery can be seen today at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery is the public art gallery of the city of Swansea, Wales. The gallery is situated in Alexandra Road, near Swansea railway station, opposite the old Swansea Central Library and near Swansea Central police station...
and at Swansea Museum
Swansea Museum
The Swansea Museum in Swansea, Wales, UK is the oldest museum in Wales. The building was built for the Royal Institution of South Wales in 1841 in the neo-classical style.-Main museum:...