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Royal doultons hannah barlow is one of doultons most
popular and most collectable artists.
 Hannah
Barlow was one of two Barlow Sisters who were employed at Doulton's
London factory producing their renowned animal and floral studies
for nearly forty years.
The
two women were prominent in the field of decorative arts long before
Clarice Cliff and Susie Cooper, yet they are only now being recognised
outside the Royal Doulton circle of collectors.
Hannah
and her sister Florence were two of nine children born to Benjamin
Iram Barlow (1813-1866), a bank manager, and his wife Hannah (1816-1882).
The
nine children of Benjamin and Hannah Barlow where born at Bishop's
Stortford, Hertfordshire, and were;
- Charles
Edward
- Alice
Jane
- Arthur
Bolton (1846-1879)
- Benjamin
Iram
- Frances
Louisa
- Lucy
Anna
- Hannah
Bolton (1851-1916)
- Herbert
John
- Florence
Elizabeth
In
1871
Hannah Barlow, along with several other students (including her
brother Arthur) were employed by the doulton lambeth pottery to
decorate salt glazed stoneware.
Hannahs
country upbringing led her quite naturally to a love of nature and
she later put together a small private zoo at her home.
 Eventually,
Hannah was joined at Royal Doulton by her sister Florence. The girls
almost immediately decided, between themselves, that Florence would
paint flowers and birds and Hannah would concentrate on horses and
other animals.
Hannah
quickly became known for her incised sgraffito work and despite
losing the use of her right hand she was able to use her left hand
just as proficiently and became one of royal doulton's most prolific
artists.
Each
of her pieces was first drawn as a sketch then incised into the
wet clay before firing. However, this method of production was time-consuming
and labour intensive. Today; there are very few factories that could
afford to produce works of such high quality
In
1913,
Hannah Barlow retired having stayed at Royal Doulton, producing
quality Art Pottery for over forty years.
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