Clarice CliffThere are few pieces of pottery more recognisable than those designed by Clarice Cliff. For many the epitome of Art Deco, characterised by bold colour and lines, geometric shapes, and stylised representations of the countryside, Clarice Cliff's 'bizarre' pottery is collected all over the world. Using a wealth of colour illustrations, Will Farmer traces the story of Clarice Cliff and the pottery that she created. Employed in The Potteries from the age of thirteen, Clarice was talented and resourceful, and in 1927 she was given her own studio at the Newport Pottery where, for the next twelve years, she produced a range of sought-after designs that have become icons of the age. |
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A. J. Wilkinson abstract Art Deco artist Bizarre girls Bizarre ware Blue Firs Bon Jour shape bottom bowl hand painted buyers ceramic ceramic art Clarice and Colley Clarice Cliff Clarice’s Colley Shorter colour Conical sugar sifter created Crocus Cubism decorating developed dish-form early morning tea exhibition factory featured glaze in Appliqué glaze in Blue glaze in Orange group of wares handled Lotus jug industry Inspiration Isis vase jug hand painted landscapes Laura Knight leaflet Leonard Griffin London Lotus jug hand Mei Ping vase modern morning tea service Newport Pottery Oriflamme painted on glaze pair of shape pieces Ping vase hand plaque hand painted plate hand popular production Rhodanthe service hand painted shape 369 vase shape 405 bookends shape early morning Shire Publications single-handled Lotus jug skills Stamford teapot Stoke-on-Trent style stylised sugar bowl tableware tea service hand vase hand painted wall plaque hand wares comprising shape Waring & Gillow