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Object numberKITAK.2009.171

TitleGreen Rabbit

Creator Campsie Ware Edward Langley (Designer)‎

DescriptionEdward Langley, who came from Liverpool, settled in Milton of Campsie and set up his first pottery kiln on a domestic scale in 1946. Edward, known as Ted, joined the Govancroft Pottery in Glasgow in 1949, where he designed a series of Scottish-themed novelty goods. In 1952 he established his own pottery, at 130 Pitt Street in central Glasgow, and continued manufacturing distinctive mantle-piece ornaments and tourist souvenirs. Posy vases and miniature whisky barrels were a speciality. In 1955 production moved to Hillington Industrial Estate in Renfrewshire and he named his products CAMPSIE WARE in recognition of where he started out as a potter. One of the most popular and distinctive lines was the birds series — parrots, pigeons, kingfishers, bluebirds — with striking iridescent glazes. A rubber stamp was used to mark the firm’s name on the base of the product. The mark was always in black and read either, CAMPSIE WARE or CAMPSIE WARE SCOTLAND. In 1975, Ted Langley left Hillington as the centre of his operations and established himself again in Campsie as a semi-retired, one-man business. He continued as a practising potter until his death in 1982.

Production date 1960 - 1982

Production period1952-1982

Object nameCeramic

MaterialClay

TechniquePottery

Dimensions

Whole Width: 40 mm
Height: 130 mm