Susan Parkinson, 87, British potter and charity worker.

The effect of this may have been beneficial to some of the British potters, especially in Oxfordshire where good quality imitations of provincial samian vessels were produced.

British potters were smart businessmen.

Emmanuel Cooper, 73, British potter and writer.

China clay discovered by William Cookworthy allowed British potters to create the first British porcelain.

The author, a British potter, has spotlighted a well-rounded group of artists from England and America, but also has included many other examples of work.

Bernard Leach was a famous British potter who lived in China and Japan and lectured extensively in this country.

The work of Vivienne Ross, a British potter - including the dreamlike cup, $60, above - is at Environment337 on Smith Street in Carroll Gardens.

British potters and entrepreneurs:

Ursula Mommens, 101, British potter.