Designer | |
Maker | Carlton Ware |
Marks | Black Ink Stamp to base. “Carlton Ware Handpainted Made in England Trade Mark Registered Australian Design” |
Description | Carlton Ware, "Windswept" pattern . Ramekins; Deep slipware teacup bowl with round foot. White glaze to exterior with green leaf pattern. Deep green glaze to interior, similar to their "Vert Royale" colour. Knife-blade handle, tapering to rounded point at end. Platter; Kidney shaped dish with stylized leaf decoration (Windswept design) in green on an off-white background, inset moulded ring to fit ramekins. length 270mm width 95mm. |
Condition | Good with some staining and age related crazing to foot and bottom of bowl interior. |
Number | Stamped 2425 |
Production Date | late 1950s (after 1958) |
Width | 102mm |
Depth | 60mm |
Length (with handle) | 145mm |
Weight | 150gm |
Volume | 320ml |
Acquisition | Camberwell Sunday Market 27 Nov 2011 |
Rameking Reference Number | CAW 001 CAW 002 CAW 003 CAW 004 CAW 005 |
Since the 17th Century, Stoke Upon Trent, situated between Liverpool and Nottingham, has been known for its pottery manufacturing. Consisting of the six towns of Burslem, Tunstall, Hanley, Stoke, Fenton and Longton, the presence locally of plentiful supplies of clay and coal led to the development of the pottery industry. Construction of the Trent and Mersey canal enabled the importation of china-clay from Cornwall together with other materials and facilitated the production of creamware and bone china. Stoke Upon Trent is still the largest clayware producer in the world and the centre of the British ceramic industry. Captain Smith of "Titanic" fame came from around Stoke Upon Trent. China-clay is still a major industry in Cornwall.
I must admit to a bit of fifty cents each way with these because they are marked as having a “Registered Australian Design.” The stamp is about the only Australian thing about them though. Carlton Ware has always been popular with collectors and as a result, were copied by the Japanese, even then. The owner of Carlton Ware, Mr Wiltshaw (Frederick Cuthbert) realized that designs registered in Australia under the South-East Asian Treaty Organization of September 1954 (SEATO) could not legally be copied by the Japanese. (SEATO ended in 1977). As a result of this, a lot of their output had the design registered in Australia. Be careful of websites telling you that the "Australian" designs are 1930s. That is crap, since the treaty didn't come into being until 1954.
The 1950’s created an explosion in output and creativity and were easily the most productive period for the company. In 1958 the company was renamed “Carlton Ware Limited” with Cuthbert Wiltshaw, son of William as Managing Director. Cuthbert died in 1966 and the company was then sold to Wood and Sons, another pottery that was even older than Carlton Ware. They were an earthenware manufacturer at the Trent potteries and later the Stanley pottery, Burslem. Sadly, Wood and Sons went into receivership and eventually folded in 2005.
Their designs vary from the simple elegance of these pieces, to the exuberant cabbage leaf patterns, and all in between. Like a lot of makers in the 80s, Carlton Ware went into receivership in 1989 but was unsuccessfully revived in 1990-92. In 1997, Francis Joseph of the Carlton Ware Design Centre, Roslyn Works, Stoke on Trent acquired the company that today, continues making novelty items for the collector market. The Copeland Street site was redeveloped as offices in 1989.
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