Vintage CLARICE CLIFF Midwinter pie bird funnel 1937 A1

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This is a very old English pie bird, designed by the famous potter and designer Clarice Cliff and made by Midwinter. It bears the hallmark yellow feet, large eyes and ochre colored beak. It also has the design registration number impressed on the front of the base. It is a bit indistinct but if legible would read 809138. That dates it to 1937. So, 70 years old! About Clarice Cliff: Clarice was born in 1899 and lived all her life in The Potteries ; that part of Staffordshire around Stoke-on-Trent that has always been the centre of the china industry in Britain. From a modest home, she left school at 13 and was apprenticed to an enameller, moving on after three years to a lithographers . Her family encouraged her artistic talents and sent her to evening art classes, which she continued for many years. She was able to take advantage of the absence of men during the First World War and quickly took an opportunity with a larger company, AJ Wilkinson, in the decorating department. It was not long before her talent was recognised and she was encouraged to produce designs of her own, using old stock from the newly purchased Newport Pottery. In 1927, the company sent her to The Royal School of Art in London for a few months to hone her skills, then set her up in a small studio attached to the pottery and gave her the freedom to pursue her read more

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