Did Clarice Cliff get married?

Did Clarice Cliff get married?

Clarice Cliff (20 January 1899 – 23 October 1972) was an English ceramic artist active from 1922 to 1963. She became a ceramic artist, becoming the head of the factory artistic department….This article’s tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia.

Is Clarice Cliff still alive?

Deceased (1899–1972)
Clarice Cliff/Living or Deceased

Where is Newport pottery?

Earthenware producer Newport Pottery based in Newport Lane, Burslem, was bought in 1920 by the Shorter family, owners of the nearby AJ Wilkinson Ltd’s Royal Staffordshire Pottery. At the end of the 1920s the pottery became the base for the decorating shop.

Was Clarice Cliff a woman?

Clarice Cliff was the diva of British Art Deco ceramics and a pioneering woman in the Staffordshire Pottery industry. She was the first woman to be appointed Art Director of a major company and she designed both the shapes and the patterns for commercial tableware, traditionally a male domain.

When was Clarice Cliff born?

Clarice Cliff born on January 20th 1899 in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent. Clarice started work at the age of 13 in ‘The Potteries’. Moved to the AJ Wilkinson’s pottery factory in 1916. Clarice given her own studio. The famous ‘Bizarre’ wares launched 1927.

What happened to Clarice Cliff’s factory?

Following Colley Shorter’s death Clarice sells the factory to Midwinter’s. Clarice retires to Chetwynd House. The first Clarice Cliff exhibition takes place at Brighton in 1972 and Clarice provides comments for the catalogue.

Where did Clarice Cliff live in Stoke on Trent?

The Cliff family moved to Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, from the Eccleshall area in about 1725. Cliff was born in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, England. When Clarice was born their home was on Meir Street on a terrace of modest houses.

When did Clarice Cliff start making bizarre backstamps?

The first printed ‘Bizarre’ backstamp used on Clarice Cliff ware from 1928 to early 1936 in various styles. Cliff was given a second apprenticeship at A. J. Wilkinson’s in 1924 (when she was already 25 years old) primarily as a ‘modeller’ but she also worked with the factory designers John Butler and Fred Ridgway.

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