and at other times HARLEY.
Plant.—Benjamin Plant was a potter here at the close of last century. His name sometimes occurs as below.
Bailey & Batkin.—This firm (see Batkin & Booth, page [403]) made a fine quality of lustre ware—a brown clay with lustre wash all over outside, and often inside. In the Mayer collection is a service of it, and one large piece with “Bailey & Batkin, Sole Patentees,” running round a central band.
Mayer & Newbold.—This firm produced excellent goods in the early part of the present century. One of their marks was—Mayr & Newbd, and another Mayer & Newbold in full.
It will be interesting to add that at Longton Hall William Littler, of Brownhills, at one time resided, and there, according to Shaw, “continued his experiments [in the manufacture of porcelain] until his success surpassed all the expectations of his contemporaries; but there not being much demand for this kind of ware he sacrificed his estate at Brownhills, near Burslem, and then discontinued manufacturing porcelain. His chief workman was not only a good practical potter, but a tolerable modeller, Dr. Mills, who subsequently died at Shelton at a very advanced age.” Littler’s removal to Longton Hall is said to have been “about 1765.” Littler is said afterwards to have been manager of Baddeley & Fletcher’s works at Shelton. Ten years previously William Duesbury, the founder of the Derby China Works, was also of Longton Hall. In a deed of that year, which I have given in extenso on page 66, he is described as “William Duesbury, of Longton Hall, in the parish of Stoke-upon-Trent,” and in another deed as “Wm. Duesbury, of Longton, in ye County of Stafford, Enamellor” (see under “[Derby],” ante).