Frank Carpay at Crown Lynn
Frank Carpay, best known for his textile design work, embodies a period in Crown Lynn’s history of experimentation with modern artware.
Talanoa: Catherine and Tala
Talanoa with mother and daughter duo, Tala and Catherine, about Tala’s time at Crown Lynn Potteries.
Matariki Whetū Workshop
Discover What’s On Matariki Whetū Workshop Thursday July 3rd, 10-11am. Create your own air-dry clay Matariki Whetū (star) to take home! We are hosting…
The Holding Collection
Over the last year, our team has been working on a major collection management project – processing our ‘holding’ collection.
Video: Siapo Workshop
Pacific design at Crown Lynn with Amanda Stowers and Doron Semu.
Sione Tavo Manukia
Sione Tavo Manukia was an influential figure amongst the Tongan community in New Lynn. He moved to Aotearoa in 1970, working for a couple…
Ringi Ngakuru
Ringi Ngakuru worked at Crown Lynn Potteries for over thirty years. She oversaw the fettling (removal of marks) and handle departments, and was one…
The Handle Room
Crown Lynn’s handle room was a hive of activity. During the 1960s, teacups were one of Crown Lynn’s best-selling items – with 14,000 produced…
Shape Catalogues
This Crown Lynn shape catalogue, titled ‘Mould Museum Illustrations’ was donated to the museum by Bruce Yallop.
Pacific Design at Crown Lynn
A fantastic way to see the influence of Pacific and Māori communities on Crown Lynn is through the objects produced in the factory.
Reitu Robson
Crown Lynn’s history is populated by hugely talented people, one of whom was Reitu Robson (nee Cassidy) – a decorator for Crown Lynn Potteries.
Karen Karaka
Karen Karaka was the first Māori woman accepted into the Ceramco management cadetship scheme in 1977.
Briar Gardner
Briar Gardner was one of New Zealand’s first studio potters. She was Sir Tom Clark’s aunt, and both lived and worked at the Gardner…
Scrabbling In the Dirt
Richard Quinn was more than a Crown Lynn enthusiast, he was passionate about saving an important part of our modern history.
Saved from the kiln
During the final stages of Cown Lynn’s closure in 1989 many documents and materials from factory cupboards and drawers were incinerated in the kilns…
RO Clark
Rice Owen Clark came to Wellington aged 24 in 1841 and had moved to Auckland by 1854.
Three Faces of Eve
Designed by Dave Jenkin, and modelled by Tam Mitchell, the ‘Three Faces of Eve’ lamp base is a particularly beautiful part of our collection.
Slip Casting
This is a fragment of a large swan slip-casting mould, made sometime between 1950 and 1975.
