Love printed pottery?
shapes & colours?
Welcome to Friends of Blue
About
Friends of blue was formed over 40 years ago and offers an opportunity for beginners and experts alike to share their interest in printed pottery. We are always delighted to welcome new members to the group.
Members Pages
The members only pages offer exclusive access to resources including Bulletin Archive, the FOB Occasional papers, Papers shared by other societies with FOB members, and coming soon – an updated gallery of teapots.
Publications
Want to know who made what, when, where, why and how? Friends of Blue Bulletins are full of information, illustrations, and questions, and answers. Join us and start getting your Friends of Blue Bulletin today.
Meetings
Do you want to know more about transfer printed pottery? Come to our meetings, hear about the potters, see how printing is done, meet other collectors and have a chance to add to your collection.
New on the website
Give Back to the FOB
Why not contribute to the FOB Bulletin?
Got some great images of your collection?
Any interesting marked pieces in your collection?
Got an interesting pattern?
Share with fellow members in the next Bulletin
Bulletin Binders
are back in stock
The FOB binders are sturdy and long lasting and hold the Bulletins in place by spring-loaded, bonded nylon cords which not only allow easy reference but can be stretched sufficiently to facilitate the insertion or removal of copies.
Order you binders
here
Britain: The Pottery Auction,
online Feb 14-24, 2022
This Skinner’s sale features the second session of British transferware from the Zeller Collection, fine Wedgwood from the Lindsay Grigsby Collection, and an exceptional collection of Victorian majolica featuring numerous teapots. Other highlights include lustre wares and a variety of Staffordshire figures and busts.
A new resource for researching printed pottery
Recorder News Index
The President of FOB, Dick Henrywood, has just issued a very helpful index to the first 26 issues of his Recorder News. You can find a copy on his website along with all the copies of Recorder News – click here
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