Queen's Wear

…He joined Thomas Wheeldon's pottery in 1754 and became independent in 1759. He succeeded in improving cream-colored pottery, which inherited the tradition of lead-glazed pottery from the Middle Ages, and in 1767 he was granted the official privilege of being made the Queen's Potter by Queen Charlotte, who named his pottery "Queen's Ware." He was also a modern businessman, introducing machinery and power into his own workshop, transforming the previously domestic pottery industry into a large, organized factory, and sending large quantities of inexpensive everyday items to domestic and international markets. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Queen's Wear" is listed below.

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…1754年トーマス･ウィールドンの窯に入り，59年に独立。中世以来の鉛釉（えんゆう）陶器の伝統を受け継ぐクリーム色陶器の改良に成功，67年シャルロッテ王妃から〈女王御用陶工〉の公的特権を得，これを〈クイーンズ･ウェア(女王陶器)〉と名づけた。彼はまた，みずからの工房に機械と動力を採り入れ，それまでの家内工業的な窯業を組織だった大工場に変え，安価な日常品を多量に内外の市場に送り込むなど，近代的タイプの実業家でもあった。…

※「クイーンズ・ウェア」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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