The innovative terracotta garden ornaments produced by the evening class group, recommended by Gertrude Jekyll, expanded into a production centre of mainly Gothic Revival, Arts and Crafts and latterly Art Nouveau style pottery, with many of its designs involved Celtic knots. The pottery's output was extensive, from large terracottagarden pottery to smaller household figures, jugs, plaques and pendants. In Green Lane cemetery, Farnham, there is a Compton Pottery memorial to May Margaret Barber, widow of Charles Burton Barber, the Victorian artist.[4]
After World War I, many pairs of bookends were made including Archers, Sunburst, Galleon, Fruit and Flowers. The majority of the pottery was made from a soft white body and decorated with tempera, an egg-based paint susceptible to wear and which washes off.[5]
Its designs and products were featured by many London shops, including Liberty & Co. One of its potters was featured in the first BBCfiller intermission film, the well known 'Potter's Wheel'.[6]
After the death of its founder, the Guild continued until 1954, by which time competition from more modern designs had severely reduced its sales.
References
^"Watts Chapel". compton-surrey.co.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2008.