Superb Planter Decorated with Black Flowers, Manufacture Minton, England

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Superb Planter Decorated with Black Flowers, Manufacture Minton, England

About the Item

This important planter was made by the Minton Manufacture located in Stoke-on-Trent in England. It was made at the end of the 19th century. The stylised black flowers form a striking contrast to the blue of the ceramic. The manufactory was founded in 1793 by Thomas Minton (1788-1836). He bought land in Stoke-on-Trent (south of Manchester) to build a small factory. In the early days, production concentrated on the production of blue and white patterned earthenware. The development of the manufactory was accompanied by the production of a cream-coloured earthenware called "bone china" around 1798, which was made from bone powder for tableware. Thomas Minton brought his sons into the company: Herbert and Thomas in 1817. After his father's death in 1836, Herbert was given sole management of the factory. Under his control, the manufactory underwent an unprecedented Expansion and its achievements became the symbols of ceramics during the Victorian era. Herbert Minton surrounds himself with experienced employees who contribute their know-how. He worked with the architect Pugin, among others, on the Palace of Westminster and the medieval courtyard for the 1851 World Fair in London. After his death, his nephew Colin Minton Campbell took over the reins in 1858. The factory was then at its peak with 1500 employees. The artistic director of the manufactory, Léon Arnoux is French. From 1849 to 1892, Arnoux considerably developed the activity of the manufactory, he built new furnaces and developed a series of coloured enamels inspired by Renaissance art. He took the name "Majolica" to designate this new technique, the first results of which he showed at the Universal Exhibition in London in 1851. Arnoux brought to England many earthenware makers who had worked in French factories such as Choisy-le-Roi or Sèvres. Each participation of Minton at the World's Fairs is marked by spectacular achievements.

Creator:
Minton (Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 20.48 in (52 cm)Diameter: 22.45 in (57 cm)
Style:
Victorian (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Majolica
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
Late 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1870
Condition:
Seller Location:
Paris, FR
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU5081221240112

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Pottery is one of the oldest decorative art forms, and Minton is one of its historical masters. For more than 250 years, the English company was a premier producer of porcelain and ceramic wares. Its factory was known for detailed and brightly colored Victorian tableware, including dinner plates and serving pieces.

Thomas Minton founded the Minton factory in 1793 in Stoke-upon-Trent, England. It initially made earthenware but introduced bone china in 1798. When Minton died in 1836, the company passed to his son, Herbert Minton. The younger Minton was a savvy businessman with an eye for design. He introduced glossy majolica earthenware to the factory’s repertoire and hired skilled artists and designers like Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin and Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, boosting the company’s reputation.

In 1851, Minton debuted its majolica at the Great Exhibition in London. It became a royal family favorite and was even used to tile the Royal Dairy at Windsor Home Park. Minton majolica was also displayed on the monumental Saint George and the dragon fountain at the 1862 London International Exhibition.

Colin Minton Campbell, a nephew of Herbert Minton, took over the family business in 1858. He led the company to the head of the 1870s English art pottery movement. In the 1890s, French porcelain artist Marc-Louis Solon helped modernize Minton with his Art Nouveau designs.

Minton ceased operating as an independent company when it merged with Royal Doulton Tableware Ltd. in 1968. It was the end of an era, but not the end of widespread appreciation for Minton ceramics.

In 1982, the ”English Majolica” exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum featured 75 Minton pieces. When the Metropolitan Museum of Art reopened its British Galleries in 2020, it included a display of three colorful Minton majolica bird sculptures. Minton pottery was also on display from September 2021 to January 2022, along with other English pottery, at the Bard Graduate Center’s ”Majolica Mania” exhibition.

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