William Ellis Tucker
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William Ellis Tucker was an American pottery manufacturer who founded a factory in Philadelphia in 1826. He produced Tucker porcelain, which was made from porcelain ingredients he discovered in Delaware and New Jersey. Initially, the ware featured transfer-printed landscapes and floral patterns. By 1831, the factory began producing ornate pieces, such as vases decorated in the style of Sèvres porcelain, and by 1836, cups were decorated with the heads of U.S. presidents. The factory operated until 1838. Tucker was the first person to produce porcelain in significant quantities in the United States.12
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- Tucker porcelain
…factory founded in Philadelphia by William Ellis Tucker, who had found porcelain ingredients at sites near Wilmington, Del., and in New Jersey. At first, transfer-printed landscapes and floral patterns were executed on porcelain; from about 1831 ornate pieces, such as vases decorated with overglaze painting in the style of Sèvres…
Read More…factory founded in Philadelphia by William Ellis Tucker, who had found porcelain ingredients at sites near Wilmington, Del., and in New Jersey. At first, transfer-printed landscapes and floral patterns were executed on porcelain; from about 1831 ornate pieces, such as vases decorated with overglaze painting in the style of Sèvres…
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potteryThe United States…porcelain in any quantity was William Ellis Tucker of Philadelphia. At first he was a decorator of whiteware, but he started to manufacture both creamware and bone china about 1826 (see Tucker porcelain). Judge Joseph Hemphill became a partner in 1832, and workmen were imported from Europe. Copies of Sèvres…
Read More…porcelain in any quantity was William Ellis Tucker of Philadelphia. At first he was a decorator of whiteware, but he started to manufacture both creamware and bone china about 1826 (see Tucker porcelain). Judge Joseph Hemphill became a partner in 1832, and workmen were imported from Europe. Copies of Sèvres…
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