From V&amp;A: This is the eighth drawing from a series of twelve watercolours which show the manufacturing processes of Doulton's Lambeth pottery works, made by William Rowe about 1893. Above the drawing, the painter indicated, in pencil, that the process represented was that of 'painting vases'. In this drawing, three female painters are sitting in the studio painting vases. The Barlow sisters - Hannah and red-haired Florence - have been identified at work in this process. Unlike male workers doing skilled or heavy work, the female workers' role in a pottery was to assist male potters or to paint and decorate earthenware. This drawing offers a rare view of the interior of the design studio and gives invaluable information about the firm's practice of design and decoration.
This drawing, along with other drawings in the series, provide a unique insight into the workings of the Lambeth factory....
William Rowe, painted c. 1893.  <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O124891/painting-vases-design-rowe-william/">V&amp;A Museum E.923-2002</a>
circa 1893 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1893-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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