Most Recent Posts SOME THOUGHTS ON CHINTZ HISTORYPosted 28-Mar-08 20:21:14 GMT Updated 28-Mar-08 20:21:30 GMT Some Thought On Chintz History
During World War II only practical ware was manufactured and decorating of this white ware was forbidden. However some black market chintz was produced by unscrupulous dealers at this time. The pottery trade in recession after the post war boom chintz ware was no longer produced by Winton Potteries by the mid 1950s their stock of lithographed sheets were sold to other pottery manufacturers. In the mid 1990s due to the interest in chintz ware the potteries began reproducing their products. Due to inexpensive ease and speed of making transferpaper today reproduction and new patterns of chintz abound. As a chintz collector prior to 1995 for me personally there is nothing like an original. Imperfections, black market, and non-english manufacturers all add up to the mystery and magic of chintz ware. |