Thomas Toft

Signed charger, c. 1680, with slip-trailed decoration of Charles II in the Boscobel Oak.
Thomas Toft
DiedNovember 1698
Resting placeStoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
NationalityEnglish
OccupationPotter
Known forSlipware
SpouseEllena Bucknall (1663-1689)
ChildrenMatthias, John, Thomas, James, Cornelius
ParentRalph Toft & Margery Turner
RelativesRalph Toft (brother)

Thomas Toft (died November 1698) was an English potter working in the Staffordshire Potteries during the 17th century. He and his family are known for large earthenware plates heavily decorated by slip-trailing, often in several colours. Work in this style, even by other makers, is known as Toft ware.[1]

  1. ^ "Definition of Toft Ware". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 12 March 2020.