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William Goss (other)
William Goss may refer to: *William Henry Goss, English potter *William Freeman Myrick Goss, American mechanical engineer and inventor *Roland Drew Roland Drew (born Walter Goss; August 4, 1900 – March 17, 1988) was an American actor. Biography Born in 1900 in New York City, Drew made his first film in 1926 and continued to work until the 1940s. Noted primarily as Dolores del Río' ..., né William Goss, actor See also *Bill Goss (other) *William Gosse (other) {{Hndis, Goss, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Henry Goss
William Henry Goss (30 July 1833 London - 4 January 1906 Stoke upon Trent) was an English potter notable for having developed the souvenir trade in pottery with his Goss crested china. Gossware Born in London to Richard Goss and Sophia Mann, William was a student at the School of Design at Somerset House in London, from where in 1857 he was employed as chief artist of the Stoke upon Trent firm of William Taylor Copeland. W. T. Copeland eventually bought the business interests of his partner Josiah Spode. Shortly after, in 1858, William started his own business in Stoke upon Trent. At first he produced ivory porcelain of such quality as to merit an award at the 1851 The Great Exhibition, International Exhibition. His experiments led to marked improvements in jewelled porcelain and heraldic china. It was not until the 1880s, under the influence of his sons Adolphus, Godfrey, Victor and Huntley, were the famous small white-glazed vases and pots with heraldic arms for presentations b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |