Feature Articles

The Mysterious Mr. Marshall Plagiarist Extraordinaire by Dick Henrywood

William Marshall of number 1, Holborn Bars, London, must have been quite a character. He was at various times a lottery dealer, publisher, pocket book maker, print seller, chapman, stationer, hardwareman, cutler and tea dealer, a bankrupt and, it transpires, a plagiarist. Read article.

The influence of Jean-Baptiste Pillement’s art on ceramics by Loren Zeller

This article was initially published in the English Ceramic Circle's (ECC) Transactions, Volume 31, 2020 and it is made available here with the kind permission of the ECC.

While much has been written about Jean-Baptiste Pillement’s art and its role in the decorative arts in general, little attention has been given to the artist’s profound influence on ceramic design. Read article.