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58 photos and 4 illustrations tagged plates, from 12 members of Flickr Commons.

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• unitedkingdom
• digitalimage
• archives
• northeastofengland
• studio
• pottery
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• socialhistory
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• sunderland
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• North East Museums 34 photos & illustrations
• The Library of Congress 4 photos & illustrations
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• National Library of Ireland on The Commons 3 photos & illustrations
• State Library of Queensland 3 photos & illustrations
• Smithsonian Institution 3 photos & illustrations
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• Navy Medicine 1 photo / illustration
• The Field Museum Library 1 photo / illustration
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Peasant girls. [Russian Empire] (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• 6 older comments, and then…
• Melinda Young Stuart said:

  Great how you are making it easy for people to reproduce, LOC! I read that the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is now selling 3D-prints of their entire collection~

• aPentaconBrujo said:

  FANTASTIC! Its always amazing to see the past "rustic" folks! I love these series, please keep them coming, all of them!

• Justin Haynes said:

  wow

• William Gibson said:

  Wondrous, can't help thinking did they make it thru Spanish Flu in 1919, thru Stalin's terrible efforts, and finally thru the German attack and atrocities of WWII.

• Bolobilly said:

  What a wonderful series of photos!

First Class Pantry - Mauretania

from North East Museums

• Tony said:

  Wow, imagine the planning that went into that kitchen ! They look ready for business.

Cups, vases and plates galore!

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

• 16 older comments, and then…
• Niall McAuley said:

  Extract from the Manufacturer's Report. We made a large quantity of China from the Clay. The Clay came to us with all its impurities. It was washed and the Mica taken from it and used without any of the careful processes of preparation to which our English Clays are subjected. Taking this fact into account, the results were surprisingly good. We see no reason why Clay Works should not be erected in Ireland as we are confident that the Clay is of considerable value. Note: Josiah Wedgwood the great Potter in giving evidence before the House of Commons stated that the English Potters obtained their Clay from Devon, Dorset, Cornwall and the Irish Coast

• Swordscookie said:

  Lovely pots but was Mason showing off Wedgewood pottery or some Irish version???

• Niall McAuley said:

  This seems to suggest that this is not so much a display of pottery as a proof that potters clay could be produced in Ireland.

• guliolopez said:

  Per Niall McAuley, looks like Irish stuff to me - seemingly produced/offered as "proof of concept". The jar and long stemmed item in the centre seem to have Irish language text on them. The jar has:

  [...] i ndiad(h) bid(h) is le bea[...]

• O Mac said:

  Irish International Exhibition 1907 ?