- Joseph Robinson
- Osborne, c. 1876-1890
- Earthenware
- 10.375 x 10.375 in (26.35 x 26.35 cm)
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Not For Sale
Plate, 10.375 inches diameter (26.4cm). Printed maker's mark for Joseph Robinson. This pattern features a central medallion consisting of a hexagon filled with a snowflake, dot, and trefoil pattern contained within a circle, contained within a ring a stylized flowers. A wide ring around the rim consists of circular and cubic cartouches filled with geometric and stylized floral designs. The cartouches are connected by sprays of wild roses, daisies, and butterflies. The border consists of alternating panels with stylized flowerheads and vertical leafy vines.
The oldest pottery which can be identified over any length of time in Burslem is the Knowle Works. This stood at the west end of Hamil Road adjoining what was later the Big House estate and can be traced back to 1651 when it was in the hands of the Malkin family. Richard Malkin was making black and mottled ware there c. 1710. The pottery was bought by John Breeze in 1793 and let to the firm of Enoch Wood and James Caldwell in 1818, but in 1827 the ownership of the works, then in the tenure of Enoch Wood and Sons, had passed with that of the Greenfield estate into the Adams family by marriage. Some ten years later the pottery was unoccupied but subsequently passed through various hands, coming under the ownership of Joseph Robinson in c. 176. It was demolished by the end of the 19th century.
- Subject Matter: Aesthetic (Cartouche)
- Collections: Aesthetic Transferware, Joseph Robinson