biography
| name: |
Astbury, John
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known as Astbury of Shelton
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1688–1743)
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| biography:
| Potter, probably born in Staffordshire, C England, UK. In the early 18th-c he established a factory in Shelton, Staffordshire, where he developed a distinctive type of earthenware pottery known as Astbury ware. His style was continued by his son Thomas Astbury from c.1725. |
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