European Ceramics 1603-1850
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Glasgow Museums has a large collection of European ceramics, dating from 1603-1850, from England, Italy, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain. Early seventeenth ceramics include Italian tin-glazed earthenware, known as maiolica, in the form of plates and apothecary jars (for earlier examples from the collection, see Italian Ceramics before 1603). From Spain, there is a small collection of ‘Hispano-Moresque’ ceramics; tin-glazed earthenware, known as lusterware, complimenting the earlier collection from the sixteenth century (see Spanish Ceramics before 1603). These ceramics were predominantly made by Islamic potters whose families had emigrated from North Africa to Spain, and their ceramic items generally display designs and techniques of Islamic origin, primarily the use of the historic metallic lustre technique. The collection includes a grouping of colourful Delftware dishes - tin-glazed earthenware made in the Dutch Republic, later known as the Netherlands. There are also objects of German stoneware, including ‘Bartmann’ (bearded man) jugs, tankards, and mugs, often found mounted in pewter. The collection of seventeenth-century English ceramics includes examples of slipware made by Staffordshire potter, Thomas Toft (d.1698). Eighteenth and early-nineteenth century European ceramics include a significant collection of English porcelain tableware from notable factories such as Bow, Chelsea, Derby, and Worcester. There is also a small selection of early eighteenth-century German Meissen ceramics.
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