HUGHES, James
James Hughes was born about 1736. Described as a china decorator when he married at St Margaret's Church, Lowestoft on 19 October 1760, Susanna Browne (1739-1797), daughter of Robert Browne, the factory manager at the Lowestoft Porcelain Works and they had six children, their penultimate child being William Hughes, a 'modeller' and 'painter', who is believed to have gone to Worcester when the Lowestoft factory closed about 1802.
Works by This Artist
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Lowestoft PorcelainAn 18th century Lowestoft soft paste porcelain moulded saucer, hand decorated with landscapes within panels c1764-66. The moulding is also rarely found without the added blue decoration, both Types being associated with the employee James Hughes. |
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Lowestoft Porcelain'Hughes-type' tea caddy, chinoiserie decoration, c. 1760 |