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Richard Chaffers (1731 – 8 December 1765) was a pottery manufacturer in
Chaffers, son of a shipwright in Liverpool, started in business at
The British Museum. Retrieved 17 October 2018. In 1755 Robert Podmore, a potter from the porcelain factory in Worcester, showed him and his business partner Philip Christian how to make porcelain using
Printed British Pottery and Porcelain. Retrieved 17 October 2018. Chaffers died in 1765, and was buried at the
Liverpool
Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population ...
, England.
Life
Chaffers, son of a shipwright in Liverpool, started in business at Shaw's Brow
William Brown Street in Liverpool, England, is a road that is remarkable for its concentration of public buildings. It is sometimes referred to as the "Cultural Quarter".
Originally known as ''Shaw's Brow'', a coaching road east from the city, ...
in 1752. He produced blue and white porcelain
"Blue and white pottery" () covers a wide range of white pottery and porcelain decorated underglaze, under the glaze with a blue pigment, generally cobalt(II) oxide, cobalt oxide. The decoration was commonly applied by hand, originally by brush p ...
, mainly for export to the American colonies.Richard Chaffers & Co (Biographical details)The British Museum. Retrieved 17 October 2018. In 1755 Robert Podmore, a potter from the porcelain factory in Worcester, showed him and his business partner Philip Christian how to make porcelain using
soapstone
Soapstone (also known as steatite or soaprock) is a talc-schist, which is a type of metamorphic rock. It is composed largely of the magnesium-rich mineral talc. It is produced by dynamothermal metamorphism and metasomatism, which occur in sub ...
, discovered in Mullion Cove in Cornwall; Chaffers subsequently became a rival to Josiah Wedgwood
Josiah Wedgwood (12 July 1730 – 3 January 1795) was an English potter, entrepreneur and abolitionist. Founding the Wedgwood company in 1759, he developed improved pottery bodies by systematic experimentation, and was the leader in the indu ...
. Many pieces from the factory have transfer printing
Transfer printing is a method of decorating pottery or other materials using an engraved copper or steel plate from which a monochrome print on paper is taken which is then transferred by pressing onto the ceramic piece.John Fleming (art histori ...
by John Sadler.Richard Chaffers & Co. (maker)Printed British Pottery and Porcelain. Retrieved 17 October 2018. Chaffers died in 1765, and was buried at the
Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas, Liverpool
The Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas is the Anglican parish church of Liverpool. The site is said to have been a place of worship since at least the 1250s. The church is situated close to the River Mersey near the Pier Head. The Chapel of ...
. Philip Christian continued the business until 1778, trading as Philip Christian & Co, and later as Philip Christian and Son.
See also
* Liverpool porcelain *William Chaffers
William Chaffers (28 September 1811 – 12 April 1892) was an English antiquary and writer of reference works on hallmarks, and marks on ceramics. His ''Marks and Monograms on Pottery and Porcelain'', first published in 1863, has appeared in many ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chaffers, Richard 1731 births 1765 deaths Businesspeople from Liverpool Ceramics manufacturers of England