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Ceramic artist Clarice Cliff whose secret romance with factory owner boss was brought to life by Phoebe Dynevor in The Colour Room is honoured by blue plaque at former home
Pioneering ceramics designer Clarice Cliff has been honoured with a blue plaque at her former home in Stoke-on-Trent.
The art deco pioneer was commemorated 125 years after her birth at the flat at 20 Snow Hill in Shelton, where she lived at the height of her success.
She married her boss, factory owner Colley Shorter, in 1940 after the death of his wife. The pair had engaged in a secret affair that never became the subject of gossip.
Cliff was portrayed by Bridgerton star Phoebe Dynevor in 2021 film the Colour Room. Shorter was depicted by Matthew Goode.
The plaque was unveiled on Friday by arts and heritage minister Lord Parkinson following the return of the public memorial scheme, carried out by Historic England on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
It reads: 'Clarice Cliff 1
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Paintress who had worked for Susie Cooper, talking about the mode for "brown curtains" and persuading her mother to buy something brighter. Paintress’s VO over example of flower decoration, saying that Susie Cooper made her "appreciate colour". Paintress says that Cooper made a vast difference to the pottery trade, bringing in light and life. Susie Cooper, OBE, demonstrating how to load brush with paint and man particular patterns, adapting earlier techniques to produce new results. Paintress talking about brushes wearing to suit particular patterns, and regretting the need to break in new ones. Cooper painting rose. Paintress demonstrating paint technique and describing the "little black dots" representing pollen grains. Details of pattern showing such features; bowl and mug. Paintress’s VO talking about the kinds of colours Cooper liked. Gordon Elliot – a ceramic historian, explains that different factories were associated with diffe
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Clarice Cliff
English artist
Clarice Cliff (20 January 1899 – 23 October 1972) was an English ceramic artist and designer. Active from 1922 to 1963, Cliff became the head of the Newport Pottery factory creative department.
Early life
[edit]Cliff's ancestors moved from the Eccleshall area to Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, around 1725. Cliff was born on the terrace of a modest house in Meir Street on 20 January 1899.[1] Her father, Harry Thomas Cliff, worked at an iron foundry in Tunstall. Her mother Ann (née Machin) washed clothes to supplement the family income. They had sju children.[2][3]
Cliff was sent to a different school than her siblings. After school, she would visit her aunt, who was a hand-painter.[3][4] She made papier-mâché models at school for a local pottery company.[5]
At age 13, Cliff started working in the pottery industry as a gilder. She added gold lines on pottery of traditional design. Later