Born in Hanley, Staffordshire, he was the son of Charles Henry Morris, an engraver in the pottery industry. Rowland studied at Hanley School of Art under Hughes Protât, and then at the South Kensington Art School. In 1865 he was commissioned to sculpt the panels and statue for the facade of the Wedgwood Institute, Burslem (opened 1873), returning to Staffordshire to become a modeller and designer at the Wedgwood pottery factory. In 1876 he was appointed modelling master at Hanley School of Art. Subsequently he was the modeller and chief designer for the important parian porcelain manufacturers, Robinson & Leadbeater in Stoke. Between 1885 and 1890 he worked for the Staffordshire porcelain manufacturers Moore Bros and James Wilson. From c. 1890 until his death, he was a freelance ceramic modeller and designer.

Text source: Miranda Goodby


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