Geschirr-Blog — Johnson Brothers

Introduced in the mid 1980s, Johnson Brothers Summerfields paired delicate pink flowers and grey foliage with crisp black detailing on a clean white ground. We look at its distinctly contemporary style, extensive range and enduring appeal.

Some tableware patterns are subtle. Johnson Brothers Summer Chintz is not really one of them.

It is pretty, floral, cheerful and unmistakably of its time, in the best possible way. With pink flowers, pastel detail, soft borders and that familiar Johnson Brothers earthenware feel, Johnson Brothers Summer Chintz belongs very happily to the country kitchen and afternoon tea side of tableware history.

Denmark, often known as Blue Denmark or Denmark Blue, is one of those tableware patterns that can be both instantly recognisable and slightly confusing at the same time.

Most people remember the blue and white version. It is the classic one, with deep blue stylised flowers, trailing stems, shaped borders and a crisp traditional feel. But Denmark is not quite as simple as one pottery, one pattern, one version.

Johnson Bros Eternal Beau is quite possibly the best known, most widely produced, and most widely collected of all discontinued Johnson Brothers tableware patterns. First introduced in 1981, it quickly became a staple of British homes and remained in production for many years, resulting in an enormous range of pieces and accessories.

Johnson Brothers ist eine Töpferei, die für die Einführung von frühem Halbporzellangeschirr bekannt ist. Die Brüder wurden bereits 1883 von Frederick und Alfred Johnson gegründet und waren eigentlich die Enkel des berühmten englischen Töpfers Alfred Meakin, was zweifellos dazu beitrug, das Interesse an ihrem neuen...