Creamware printers to Josiah Wedgwood by 1763, for example. By 1760 creamware was often enamelled for decoration, using a technique adopted from the early porcelain industry. This consisted of painting overglaze on the ware with pigments made from finely powdered coloured glass and then firing again to fuse the enamel to the ware. The varied enamel colours did not fuse at the same temperature so several firings were generally needed, adding to the expense. There were approximately 130 potteries in North Staffordshire during the 1750s, rising to around 150 by 1763 and employing up to 7,000 people – a large number
Rye Pottery Rye Pottery The Rye Pottery is a pottery in Rye, East Sussex, England. During the 19th and early 20th centuries it produced earthenware in a distinctive style of applied relief decoration, which was marketed as "Sussex Rustic Ware". For most of this period it was under the ownership of members of the Mitchell family. The pottery closed in 1939, but was revived after the end of the Second World War by the brothers Walter and John Cole, who became known for their tinglazed wares. The Rye pottery has its origins in a pottery and brickworks at Cadborough Farm, just to