The Della Robbia pottery
Subtitle: from Renaissance to Regent Street
By: edited by Julie Sheldon
Contributors: Williamson Art Gallery and Museum (Birkenhead, England)
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9781781382738
Subjects: English Pottery; Pottery
Description: The catalogue accompanies the exhibition, From Renaissance to Regent Street, at the Williamson Art Gallery & Museum in Birkenhead. The Williamson holds the world's largest collection of work from the Della Robbia Pottery, founded in 1894 by Harold Rathbone. Inspired by his experiences in Italy and by his contact with the work of the Tuscan sculptor, Luca Della Robbia, Rathbone developed a type of pottery that was unique to his factory. Employing local craftsmen and women and using local materials, the Della Robbia Pottery issued a distinctive set of ceramic products that included presentation vases, architectural panels and other household items in the final years of the nineteenth century. Exhibition: Williamson Art Gallery & Museum, Birkenhead, UK.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.