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The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2006
Subject:
Art & Architecture
Length:
1,096 words

English county noted for its ceramic production. The industry was concentrated in the Potteries, an area of North Staffordshire incorporating

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World Encyclopedia

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2004
Subject:
Encyclopedias
Length:
65 words

County in w central England. The terrain consists of rolling hills with moorlands in the n. The region is

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms (2 ed.)

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2010
Subject:
Art & Architecture
Length:
190 words
The centre for the English *ceramics industry, based in North Staffordshire, around the Five Towns (Burslem, Tunstall, Stoke, Longton, and Hanley) known collectively as ‘The Potteries’. ... More

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