{"id":1554,"date":"2026-04-13T13:49:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.northernceramicsociety.org\/?page_id=1554"},"modified":"2026-04-13T13:49:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:49:03","slug":"handley","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev2.northernceramicsociety.org\/index.php\/handley\/","title":{"rendered":"Handley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/dev2.northernceramicsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/saucer-pmag.jpg&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||65px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; 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custom_padding=&#8221;10px|45px||45px|false|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>James and William Handley<br \/>Staffordshire Potters<br \/>1819 to 1832<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This gallery of patterns is a work in progress.<br \/>Using pieces with known Handley marks and shapes, we are building a reference gallery of patterns.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The gallery is in sections:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">China teaware<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">China dinner and dessert ware<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Mugs, jugs and vases<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Earthenware teaware, dinner and dessert ware<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Handley Successors teaware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">If you have any pieces that could add to this gallery, please contact us <span style=\"color: #6c2eb9;\"><a href=\"\/handley-contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #6c2eb9;\">here<\/a><\/span><br \/><\/span>Find more information about the Handley Gallery<span style=\"color: #6c2eb9;\"> <a style=\"color: #6c2eb9;\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Handley-gallery-info.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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color: #0000ff;\">Key Marks<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15807 alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/dev2.northernceramicsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fig-2-adj-Pattern-U15-Indian-Jar-London-mark-300x278-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"155\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16062 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dev2.northernceramicsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fig-3-adj-Pattern-U15-Pie-plate-Indian-Jar-Mark-300x225-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"155\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Key Patterns<br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: large;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Indian Jar\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Bandstand\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Fence\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Flower<\/span><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16073 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dev2.northernceramicsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/group-of-patterns-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"617\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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