item details
NameCrown Lynn Research Material
ProductionOlive Hale; creating agency; circa 1980s; Gisborne
Classificationprinted ephemera, research notes, catalogs, lists, clippings, invitations
Materialspaper, ink, newsprint, printing ink
Techniqueshandwriting, typewriting, printing
Registration NumberCA001117
Credit linePurchased 2001
Overview
Olive Hale was one of the first collectors of Crown Lynn pottery.
Annoyed that people laughed at her recommendation to collect Crown Lynn, Olive started collecting in ernest.
Amassing a comprehensive collection, which was sold to Crown Lynn Potteries; this collection now forms the basis of the Auckland Museum collection.
This research material includes catalogues, reference marks, interviews, pattern names, production ranges and records of potters, painters and decorators relating to research for her Crown Lynn publication.