Artist/Maker: Buckley Pottery - Aberystwyth University School of Art Museums and Galleries

The area around Buckley in Flintshire, North Wales has been associated with the production of pottery from the medieval period up to the closure of the last pottery in 1946. The most productive time was from the late 17th through to the late 18th century, although there was still an extensive market for Buckley slipware in the 19th century when most of the pieces in the collection were made.

Characteristic of Buckley ware are all kinds of large thrown storage vessels for household and dairy use, along with press-moulded baking dishes with bold slip decoration. Towards the end of the 19th century, with the decline in the market for brown household pottery, the potters diversified and produced more small decorative pieces.

The slipware collection amassed by Sydney Greenslade and Dan Jones between 1925 and 1935 came from a variety of sources. The most used antiques dealers included A. Goddard of Chwilog, Caernarfonshire, Claude White of Aberystwyth, and D. Williams of Carmarthen. Other slipware came from Swansea, Liverpool, Welshpool, Shrewsbury, Chester, Machynlleth, Llangurig, Cardiff and Ripley. In addition, 27 pieces were purchased for £110 from the collection of Richard Pritchard of Llanfachraeth, Anglesey, in 1932.

[Baking dish] C561 Ceramics

[Baking dish] C562 Ceramics

[Baking dish] C563 Ceramics

[Baking dish] C564 Ceramics

[Baking dish] C565 Ceramics

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