, ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁p . ▁ 1 1 5 </ ref > ▁and ▁the ▁B irmingham ▁School ▁of ▁Art , ▁to ▁be ▁run ▁by ▁his ▁son , ▁William ▁How son ▁Taylor , ▁formerly ▁a ▁student ▁there . ▁It ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁artist , ▁writer ▁and ▁social ▁think er ▁John ▁Rus kin , ▁as ▁the ▁T ay l ors ▁agreed ▁with , ▁and ▁followed ▁the ▁ten ets ▁of ▁Rus kin . ▁ ▁The ▁pot tery ▁was ▁situated ▁at ▁ 1 7 3 - 1 7 4 ▁Old bury ▁Road , ▁Sm eth wick , ▁then ▁in ▁Staff ord shire ▁( now ▁part ▁of ▁Sand well , ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Mid lands ▁county ). ▁ ▁The ▁pot tery ▁produced ▁was ▁notable ▁for ▁the ▁innov ative ▁gla zes ▁used ▁on ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁bright ly ▁col oured ▁p ots , ▁v ases , ▁buttons , ▁bow ls , ▁tea ▁services ▁and ▁j ew ell ery . ▁The ▁cer am ic ▁gla zes ▁de vised ▁by ▁William ▁How son ▁Taylor ▁included ▁mist y ▁sou ff lé ▁gla zes , ▁ice ▁cry stal ▁effect ▁gla zes ▁- ▁' c ry st all ine ', ▁l ust re ▁gla zes ▁res emb ling ▁met all ic ▁finish es , ▁and ▁the ▁most ▁highly ▁regarded ▁of ▁all , ▁sang - de - bo e uf ▁and ▁fl amb é ▁gla zes ▁which ▁produced ▁a ▁blood ▁red ▁effect . ▁▁ ▁The ▁sang - de - bo e uf ▁gla zes ▁were ▁created ▁using ▁reduction ▁of ▁co