Whieldon Ware

Is a type of earthenware produced by Thomas Whieldon who was a master potter in the early to middle 18th Century in Stoke-on-Trent. By 1740 he was the master of Fenton Low Pottery and he trained Spode and Wedgwood, going into partnership with Wedgwood for a time. His characteristic style was producing marbleized...

Whittington Chimes

Is the name given to a clock chime melody, and is also known as St. Mary’s in reference to the Dick Whittington story. Dick was an unhappy apprentice in London in 1392 who had decided to run away, but on hearing the chimes from St Mary le Bow church, thought he heard them chime ‘Turn […]

William & Mary

William and Mary style – this describes the decorative arts style that came to prominence during the reign of William III (also known as William of Orange) and Mary II of England from 1689 to 1702. It is also known as early Baroque. The style blended into the Queen Anne style which became popular when […]

William Birch

William Birch was an English watchmaker, silversmith and jeweller based in London. He is recorded as working in Fenchurch Street in London around 1840 and was a successor to William Turner. The firm became Gaydon & Birch when he went into partnership with Gaydon in 1875 and it was still trading in 1893. He died...

William Comyns

William Comyns were a London based manufacturing silversmiths who traded from around 1858 until the 1930s. The firm was founded by William Comyns when he bought the business of Robert Tagg (founded in 1730) around 1858 and entered his first mark from the original Robert Tagg premises in Soho, London. The business...

William Hutton & Sons

William Hutton & Sons – were manufacturing silversmiths founded in 1800 in Birmingham transferring to Sheffield in 1832. William Hutton established the firm and with the move to Sheffield where they also became platers having licensed the electroplating technique from Elkingtons. This gave them much early success....

William IV

William IV – the short reign of William IV (1830 – 1837) marked the transition period between the Regency style which had been an age of innovation based on revivalist styles inspired by ancient Egypt, Greek and Roman designs and the Victorian era. William IV furniture maintained a similar style to Regency...

William Ker Reid

William Ker Reid, was a Newcastle based silversmith who took over his father Christian Ker’s business (founded in 1788) with his brothers (David and Christian) in 1834. The family was closely allied with the Barnard family, another great silversmith clan in Newcastle as William Ker and David married Mary and...

William Peaston

William Peaston was a London based goldsmith who entered his first mark as a largeworker in 1746. He went into partnership with Robert Peaston in 1756 and they entered a second mark together. The partnership appears to have lasted until 1763. William is recorded as working at St. Martin’s Le Grande between 1745...

William Thornley

William Thornley (1858 – 1898) – was a British genre painter specialising in coastal scenes, landscapes and architecture. He is best remembered for his seascapes. His work is beautifully detailed and he manages to perfectly capture the moods of both the sea and the weather. He worked on a small scale and this...

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Whieldon Ware

Whittington Chimes

William & Mary

William Birch

William Comyns

William Hutton & Sons

William IV

William Ker Reid

William Peaston

William Thornley

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