{"product_id":"hornsea-pottery-england-saffron-10-5-dinner-plate-sold-separately","title":"Hornsea Pottery (England) 'Saffron' 10.5\" Dinner Plate  [Sold Separately]","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBrothers Colin and Desmond Rawson founded \u003cb\u003eHornsea Pottery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 1949. Beginning life in a kitchen in East Yorkshire, the business initially operated as a provider of small seaside tourist trinkets. Driven by a wide array of design influences and early commercial success, the kiln expanded. Operating far away from the traditional English ceramics heartland of Staffordshire gave Hornsea the freedom to innovate, eventually growing into one of the largest studio potteries in the world, employing over 700 people at its peak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe company's widespread popularity and rapid\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003egrowth were driven by its inspirational and groundbreaking design techniques. Influenced by the Rawsons' own textile backgrounds, the factory developed unique, tactile glazing and resist-printing methods. This era of innovation was spearheaded by their chief designer, John Clappison. He became a true icon of British pattern design, capturing the aesthetic spirit of the 1960s and 1970s and elevating Hornsea from a regional pottery into an internationally recognised, award-winning powerhouse\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRead more about Hornsea's history \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thatretropiece.com\/collections\/hornsea-pottery\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHIS LISTING\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePattern\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSaffron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJohn Clappison\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1970-90\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDinner Plate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 26.5\u003c\/span\u003ecm (10.5\") diameter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eGreat to excellent condition with no major wear that we can see. Some age-related crazing, as per the images\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMultiple pieces available, with each being sold separately.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hornsea Pottery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51173918671015,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0405\/5839\/5559\/files\/IMG_0964_28781919-5593-4c19-afb7-d8b566b15ebf.jpg?v=1786528625","url":"https:\/\/thatretropiece.com\/products\/hornsea-pottery-england-saffron-10-5-dinner-plate-sold-separately","provider":"That Retro Piece","version":"1.0","type":"link"}