Richard Joyce  1873 - 1931

Born in Boothorpe, Derbyshire, he studied at the Swadlincote school of art winning the Queen Victoria Prize for Art. He went on to teach at the Burton on Trent school of art and worked at Henry Tooth's Bretby Art Pottery and Moore Bros'.

He worked at Pilkington's from about 1903 until his death in 1931, where he painted may lustre wares and designed shape. He also worked on the Lapis Ware range creating many imaginative patterns. He also created a range of free standing animal sculptures and also figural works as finials on ginger jars and vases.