Slip Casting
This is a fragment of a large swan slip-casting mould, made sometime between 1950 and 1975.
Studio Ceramics
In the 1980s Christine Harris and Malcolm Johnstone set up a new ceramics business in Ward St, New Lynn.
Tom Clarke and Sailing
Discover Stories Tom Clark and Sailing Sir Tom Clark is a name undoubtedly recognized by many a Crown Lynn collector, however Crown Lynn was…
Mirek Smíšek
Although only working at Crown Lynn for 18 months the Bohemia Ware vases produced by Mirek Smíšek were of strong Modernist design and are…
Ernest Shufflebotham
Ernest Shufflebotham was an Englishman who had been trained by New Zealand-born Keith Murray at Wedgwood in Stoke-on-Trent.
Dorothy Thorpe
On Friday night, the 24th of September 1965, a crowd of 400 people gathered for a cocktail party in the function rooms at 246…
Juliet Hawkins
Juliet joined Crown Lynn Potteries as an Assistant Designer after graduating from a Graphic Design Diploma at Auckland Technical Institute in 1979.
Bellamy’s
In 1977 Crown Lynn was invited to produce tableware for use in Parliament’s restaurant Bellamy’s. They wanted something that went with their new earthy…
The art of the modeller
Our collection contains a large number of moulds. These were either in the Crown Lynn factory when it closed, or else dug out of…
Production line decoration
Although Crown Lynn production was highly mechanised, especially after the 60s, but it was also highly labour intensive.
Harry Hargreaves
Harry Hargreaves (1906-1960) worked at Crown Lynn from about 1943 until he died.
The ‘Rhodes’ vases
We have in our collection three beautifully made hand potted vases made of brick clay, with tiki backstamps.
Frank Carpay
Trained at Hertogenbosch Technical School in Hertogenbosch, Carpay studied ceramics, metalwork, graphic art and textile design
Daniel Steenstra
Daniel Steenstra emigrated to New Zealand from Holland with his brother Thijs in 1953 and began working at Crown Lynn the next year.
Dave Jenkin
David (Dave) Jenkin was hired by Tom Clark in 1945 straight from Elam School of Art.
Mark Cleverley
From 1967 until 1979 Mark Cleverley was a mainstay of Crown Lynn design.
Production
The collection includes a variety of items used in the manufacture of Crown Lynn ceramics including ram press cases, metal engraving plates, backstamps, moulds…
Trials
Trials were made to test out new shapes or glazes to see if they could be put into production. Many of these items have…
