Della Robbia Pottery Co
From Graces Guide
of 2A Price Street, Birkenhead.
Established by Harold Rathbone, and operated from 1894 to 1906.
The firm specialized in tiles, earthenware and particularly relief plaques inspired by the panels, reliefs and fountains created in Florence by the sculptor Luca della Robbia and his family. Their work was widely sold by Liberty and Co between the years 1894 and 1901.
The building which housed the pottery survives on a corner of Hamilton Square.[1]
The Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, Birkenhead have a large collection of the pottery's products
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Sources of Information
- ↑ 'A Guide to the Industrial Heritage of Merseyside', edited by Maurice Handley and Paul Rees, Merseyside Industrial Heritage Society & Association for Industrial Archaeology, 2020
- [1] Arts and Crafts home