Henry Doulton

Sir Henry Doulton (born July 25, 1820 in Vauxhall, England; died November 18, 1897 in London) was an English inventor and manufacturer of pottery.

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July 25 - 1820 - Vauxhall - England - November 18 - 1897 - London - Inventor - Manufacturer - Pottery

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From the age of fifteen, he was actively employed in the pottery works of his father, John Doulton, at Lambeth. One of the first results of his many experiments was the production of good enamel glazes. In 1846 he initiated in Lambeth the pipe works, in which he superintended the manufacture of the drainage and sanitary appliances which have helped to make the firm of Doulton famous.

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Lambeth - Enamel - Glaze - Drainage - Sanitary

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In 1870 the manufacture of "Art pottery" was begun at Lambeth, and in 1877 works were opened at Burslem, where almost every variety of china and porcelain, as well as artistic earthenware, has been produced. Works have since been opened at Rowley Regis, Smethwick, St. Helens, Paisley and Paris. After the Paris exhibition of 1878, Henry Doulton was made a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur.

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Burslem - China - Porcelain - Earthenware - Rowley Regis - Smethwick - St. Helens - Paisley - Paris - Paris exhibition of 1878 - Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur

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In 1872 the Art department was instituted in the Doulton works, giving employment to both male and female artists, among whom such workers as George Tiriworth and the Misses Barlow have obtained a reputation outside their immediate sphere. In 1887 Doulton received the honor of knighthood, and a few years later was awarded the Albert medal by the Society of Arts. He married in 1849 the daughter of Mr. J. L. Kennaby; she died in 1888. Sir Henry Doulton took an active interest, as almoner, in St. Thomas' hospital.

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George Tiriworth - Misses Barlow - Knighthood - Albert medal - Society of Arts - Almoner

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