Minton, Thomas (1765–1836)
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A porcelain vase made by the Minton factory in Stoke-on-Trent, England, between 1811 and 1863. Beautifully sculpted and decorated, and incorporating a number of echoes of classical times, this vase was not intended as anything but a showpiece.
English potter. After an apprenticeship as an engraver for transfer printing at Caughley and working for the potter Josiah Spode, he established himself at Stoke-on-Trent as an engraver of designs in 1789. The Chinese-style blue and white ‘willow pattern’ was reputedly originated by Minton. In 1796 he founded a pottery, producing a cream-base blue-decorated earthenware and (from 1798) high-quality porcelain and bone china, decorated with flowers and fruit. Chinaware became the chief production under his son Herbert Minton (1792–1858).
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