Lowestoft Porcelain Factory

Born: 1757

Death: 1802

Biography:

The Lowestoft Porcelain Factory was a soft-paste porcelain factory on Crown Street (then Bell Lane) in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England. It was active from 1757 to 1802 and mostly produced 'useful wares' such as pots, teapots, and jugs, with shapes copied from silverwork or from Bow and Worcester porcelain. The factory's products are divided into three distinct periods: Early Lowestoft (c. 1756 – c. 1761), Middle-Period (c. 1761 – c. 1768) and Late-Period (c. 1768 to factory closure in 1802). The factory was relatively small, with a maximum workforce of about 70, but it survived longer than the average English factory due to less competition in the local market.