Della Robbia Pottery
Other Business Names:
- Dressler, Conrad
- Rathbone, Harold
- Manzoni, Carlo
- De Caluwe, Marianne
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, North West, England
Sectors:
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Distribution - retailing
Domestic ceramic & glass products retailing
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Luxury / consumer goods production
Domestic ceramic products manufacture
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Non metallic mineral products manufacture
Industrial ceramic products manufacturing inc architectural, decorative, sanitary products
Notes:
Established in 1894 by Conrad Dressler and Harold Rathbone. Carlo Manzoni and Marianne de Caluwe were also important contributors. Made architectural wares - panels, large vases, flower boxes, chargers, etc - and heavily influenced by Arts & Crafts style. Not a commercial success and closed 1906. Had retail premises in Liverpool and otherwise sold through prestigious outlets, eg Liberty & Co Ltd
Publications:
- Della Robbia Pottery, Birkenhead, 1894-1906 by Hyland, Peter
- Della Robbia Pottery, Birkenhead, 1894-1906 by Unknown
- Della Robbia Pottery, Birkenhead, 1894-1906. An interim report by Unknown
- From Renaissance to Regent Street. The Della Robbia Pottery. An exhibition at the Williamson Art Gallery, Birkenhead by Sheldon, Julie (ed)
- Lives and Works of the Women Artists at Della Robbia Pottery, Birkenhead, in Late Victorian and Edwardian England by Hawley, Kathleen C
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Dressler, Conrad
- Rathbone, Harold
- Manzoni, Carlo
- De Caluwe, Marianne
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, North West, England
Sectors:
- Distribution - retailing Domestic ceramic & glass products retailing
- Luxury / consumer goods production Domestic ceramic products manufacture
- Non metallic mineral products manufacture Industrial ceramic products manufacturing inc architectural, decorative, sanitary products
Notes:
Established in 1894 by Conrad Dressler and Harold Rathbone. Carlo Manzoni and Marianne de Caluwe were also important contributors. Made architectural wares - panels, large vases, flower boxes, chargers, etc - and heavily influenced by Arts & Crafts style. Not a commercial success and closed 1906. Had retail premises in Liverpool and otherwise sold through prestigious outlets, eg Liberty & Co LtdPublications:
- Della Robbia Pottery, Birkenhead, 1894-1906 by Hyland, Peter
- Della Robbia Pottery, Birkenhead, 1894-1906 by Unknown
- Della Robbia Pottery, Birkenhead, 1894-1906. An interim report by Unknown
- From Renaissance to Regent Street. The Della Robbia Pottery. An exhibition at the Williamson Art Gallery, Birkenhead by Sheldon, Julie (ed)
- Lives and Works of the Women Artists at Della Robbia Pottery, Birkenhead, in Late Victorian and Edwardian England by Hawley, Kathleen C