From 23 November 2024
New Acquisitions From ‘The Fishley Collection’
Open daily | Free entry
We recently acquired new key pieces of North Devon pottery to enhance our ceramics collection, thanks to financial support from The Friends of The Burton.
The items come from the ‘The Fishley Collection’, which recently went to auction including over 50 ceramic pieces from several generations of the Fishley family. George Fishley (1770-1865) founded nearby Fremington Pottery in the early 1800s and ceramic production continued through generations of the family for nearly 200 years. Their work was renowned for a focus on the decorative traditions of slipware and sgraffito, and was influential to key members of the studio pottery movement including Bernard Leach, Michael Cardew and Hamada Shoji.
Our new acquisitions include a jug from Fremington Pottery by Edwin Beer Fishley (1832-1912) and four ceramic pieces from Braunton Pottery by William Fishley Holland (1888-1971), as well as a small quantity of Yelland Pottery studio ware by Michael Leach (1913-1985).
These new works continue to deepen our holdings of significant local ceramics as part of one of the most significant pottery collections in the South West.
The pieces will be on display in the Ceramics Gallery from 23 November 2024. Free entry.
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Image: A Fremington pottery mottoware Jug by Edwin Beer Fishley (1832-1912)
