Bidspirit auction | Hannah Barlow: A Pioneer Doulton

Hannah Barlow: A Pioneer Doulton Artist, 1851-1916 - Catalogue of an Exhibition of Pottery by Peter Rose (Author) - London, Christie's, 1985.  64 pp., il., 25.3 by 19.9 cm Softcover book in good condition. Ex-Library book. The sisters Hannah Bolton Barlow (1851-1916) and Florence Elizabeth Barlow  were artists who painted pottery for Doulton & Co. at their newly-established art pottery studio in Lambeth, London. Doulton's Lambeth studio allowed the decorators to sign or monogram their work, which allows many pieces to be attributed to individuals, though often more than one person worked on a piece. Doulton & Co., incised Lambeth stoneware by Hannah Barlow, 1874 Hannah, after studying at Lambeth School of Art, worked for Doulton from 1871, becoming the first female artist to work there. Florence followed, from 1873–1909. By mutual agreement, Florence specialised in painting flowers and birds, and Hannah in horses and other animals, which were often incised with a blade, the lines being then coloured and often paint added elsewhere. They sometimes worked together on individual pieces. English Edition. Rare to find.