English Ceramics 250 Years of Collecting at Rode

by McKeown, Julie

• ISBN13: 9780856676314
• ISBN10: 0856676314
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-01-09
• Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers

Summary

Rode Hall, a fine Georgian country house in Cheshire, England, is home to an important collection of English porcelain and pottery amassed by successive generations of the Wilbraham family since the mid-eighteenth century.English Ceramics: 250 Years of Collecting at Rodeis the first comprehensive study of this historic collection. The book places the Rode Collection in the wider context of the lives and customs of the Wilbraham family whose remarkable history and élite position in eighteenth century society delineates the development of England's ceramic industry. Lavishly illustrated, this volume provides a vivid record of a unique collection.

Author Biography

Julie McKeown is the author of a popular short history of Royal Doulton and Burleigh: the Story of a Pottery which was awarded the Antiques Trade Gazette ‘Book of the Year’ in 2003. She has worked as a historical researcher for ceramics manufacturers, including Spode, Minton and Royal Doulton where she was employed as curator of the Sir Henry Doulton Gallery. She is especially delighted to write about the ceramics at Rode, having grown up in a cottage in Rode Park. 

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 6
Author's Preface	p. 8
Pedigree of The Baker Wilbraham Family	p. 9
The early life of Rode 1669-1770	p. 10
The Bootles	p. 28
Regency Rode	p. 80
Victorian Arts and Crafts at Rode	p. 98
The last century	p. 114
Notes	p. 136
Credits	p. 142
Acknowledgements	p. 139
Select Bibliography	p. 141
Index	p. 144
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