On the other hand, some very early factory records survive in the Minton Archive, which is much more complete than those of most Staffordshire firms, and the early porcelain is marked with pattern numbers, which can be tied to the surviving pattern-books. No very early earthenware is marked, and perhaps a good deal of it was made for other potters. When Poulson died in 1808, Minton carried on alone, using Poulson's pottery for china until 1816. He formed a partnership, Minton & Poulson, c.1796, with Joseph Poulson who made bone china from c.1798 in his new near-by china pottery. The firm began in 1793 when Thomas Minton (1765–1836) founded his pottery factory in Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England as 'Thomas Minton and Sons', producing earthenware. Mintons Ltd was the company name from 1879 onwards. Mintons had the usual Staffordshire variety of company and trading names over the years, and the products of all periods are generally referred to as either 'Minton', as in 'Minton china', or 'Mintons', the mark used on many.

The family continued to control the business until the mid-20th century. As well as pottery vessels and sculptures, the firm was a leading manufacturer of tiles and other architectural ceramics, producing work for both the Houses of Parliament and United States Capitol. It was a leader in ceramic design, working in a number of different ceramic bodies, decorative techniques, and 'a glorious pot-pourri of styles - Rococo shapes with Oriental motifs, Classical shapes with Medieval designs and Art Nouveau borders were among the many wonderful concoctions'. Mintons was a major company in Staffordshire pottery, 'Europe's leading ceramic factory during the Victorian era', an independent business from 1793 to 1968. Herbert Minton, Michael Hollins, Colin Minton Campbell, Leon ArnouxĮarthenware, stoneware, bone china, Parian, Encaustic tiles, mosaic, Della Robbia ware, Victorian majolica, Palissy ware, 'Secessionist' ware

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