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Also Known As Astbury of Shelton
Born 1688 • England
Died 1743 (aged 55) • England
Movement / Style Astbury-Whieldon ware • Astbury ware • Staffordshire figure • Staffordshire ware
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Ralph Wood, Sr.
English potter
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Ralph Wood, Jr.
English potter
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Aaron Wood
English potter
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Enoch Wood
English potter
Josiah Wedgwood.
Josiah Wedgwood
English craftsman
English slipware dish, “The Pelican in Her Piety,” by Thomas Toft, c. 1670; in the British Museum
Thomas Toft
English potter
Chippendale, Thomas: drawing of a combined desk and bookcase
Thomas Chippendale
British cabinetmaker
Design for a library table by Thomas Sheraton, engraving from his book, The Cabinet-Maker, Upholsterer and General Artist's Encyclopaedia (1805)
Thomas Sheraton
English furniture designer
Design for a sofa by George Hepplewhite, engraving from his book, The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide (1788).
George Hepplewhite
British cabinetmaker
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John Cobb
English cabinetmaker
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Gerrit Jensen
British artist
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John Dwight
English potter
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Thomas Chippendale, II
British cabinetmaker
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William Vile
English cabinetmaker
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Christopher Townsend
American cabinetmaker
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Ray Eames
American designer
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Charles Eames
American designer
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Thomas Goddard
American cabinetmaker
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Stephen Goddard
American cabinetmaker
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John Goddard
American cabinetmaker