| Slip decorated Staffordshire ware. c. 1660 | Page 14 |
| Earliest known piece of Staffordshire salt glaze ware, 1701 | 32 |
| Red china teapot, probably by Elers. c. 1760 | 36 |
| Sample of later date, with moulded spout | 36 |
| Samples of solid agate ware, made by Wedgwood or Weildon. c. 1760 | 36 |
| Salt glaze teapot, drab body, supposed to be by Thomas Wedgwood, died 1737 | 54 |
| Burslem in 1750 (map) | 60 |
| Scratched blue salt glaze cup, dated 1750 | 68 |
| Enamelled salt glaze jug, probably by Baddeley of Shelton, dated 1760 | 70 |
| Staffordshire figures decorated with Weildon glaze, probably by Wedgwood, c. 1760 | 79 |
| Etruria Works | 83 |
| J. Wedgwood | 87 |
| William Turner, Master Potter | 100 |
| Hackwood, the Modeller | 103 |
| Hanley in 1800 (map) | 107 |
| Vase by John Turner of Lane End, died 1786 | 109 |
| Thomas Minton | 111 |
| William Adams | 122 |
| John Wood, of Brownhills | 125 |
| Burslem in 1800 (map) | 131 |
| Josiah Spode | 134 |
| Herbert Minton | 137 |
| Job Ridgway | 141 |
| Josiah Wedgwood II | 149 |
| William Adams | 162 |
| Ald. W. T. Copeland, M.P. | 178 |
About This Book
Traces the development of the North Staffordshire pottery industry from small household manufacture to factory-based production, examining the local resources and social conditions that concentrated the trade. The narrative surveys technical and stylistic innovations such as salt-glaze wares, cream-coloured earthenware, printed blue patterns, and the work of leading firms and innovators, and discusses organization changes including the rise of factories, steam power, labor unrest, and the growth of related industries like tile and porcelain production. Chapters combine documentary research, maps, illustrations, and biographical sketches to map changing methods, markets, and artistic developments.