Resource : Chamber pot with Napoleon’s head

In the early 1700s, most potteries were small, family-run businesses with pieces being handmade using traditional methods. The industrial revolution transformed the production of pottery (and other goods) in Britain, meaning it could now be mass produced –  on a scale previously unimagined. Pottery designers and manufacturers like Wedgewood and Spode were among the most successful pottery industrialists of the time, becoming household names.