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Rhead Family

Including the works of Frederick and Charlotte Rhead for such factories as;

Burleigh, Bursley, Crown Ducal, Royal Caulden and the Woods factories

      Woods Pate sur Pate vase  Woods tubelined vase - attrib to F Rhead

Frederick Alfred Rhead (1857-1933)

Pottery designer and decorator. He trained under ML Solon at Minton from 1872. From 1878 he was working at Wedgwood on slip and sgcraffito decorated wares, some of which was shown at the 1878 Paris Exhibition. he had left Wedgwood by 1883 and went on to work at E J Bodley, Brownfields, Wood, Cauldon (1929-33) and Wileman.

Louis Rhead (1858-1927)

Brother of Alfred. He too trained at Minton and worked at Wedgwood from 1878. He had studied at the Newcastle School of Art and at South Kensington Schools. he briefly returned to Wedgwood as a designer before moving to America where he became a successful illustrator and poster artist. He returned to England in 1896.