George Fishley's Dynasty of North Devon Potters

The book is an intriguing and substantial look at the North Devon Potter George Fishley, providing many new insights in to his dynasty and lasting and significant influence throughout the ceramic world. It opens up a previously hidden world that George Fishley inhabited together with many of his contemporaries and descendants. His work and that of others is also placed within the framework of what was needed to produce pots before the Industrial Revolution. Pots are presented as evidence in their own right and almost entirely in full page illustrations that show excellent, easily observable detail. This enables readers to reach their own conclusions as well as reading ours. It was researched from original sources for more than ten years using our mutual and complementary interests of historian and potter. We have also interviewed a number of Fishley family members including former potters as well as collectors, resulting in over 500 pages with illustrations.