Lund’s Bristol

porcelain

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Lund's Bristol refers to soft-paste porcelain produced at Benjamin Lund's china factory in Bristol between 1748 and 1752. This factory later moved to Worcester. This type of porcelain was made by mixing clay with steatite, a principle similar to hard porcelain manufacturing.12

The hard-paste porcelain factory in Bristol was established by William Cookworthy in Plymouth in 1768 and moved to Bristol in 1770. This factory was later taken over by Richard Champion, who focused on tea and coffee services, often decorated with flowers and Neoclassical designs.1

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Soft-paste porcelain, usually known as Lund’s Bristol, was made at Benjamin Lund’s china factory in 1748–52, after which it was taken over by the Worcester Porcelain Company.
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Soft-paste porcelain, usually known as Lund’s Bristol, was made at Benjamin Lund’s china factory in 1748–52, after which it was taken over by the Worcester Porcelain Company.
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