Hugh C. Robertson

Hugh C. Robertson (1845–1908) was the first American studio potter who experimented with new ceramic glazes.

[1] Born in England, Robertson apprenticed at the Jersey City Potter in 1860.

[3] There in 1884, Robertson worked on discovering the famous Chinese sang de boeuf glaze.

In 1888, he finally discovered the recipe for the glaze and produced three hundred pieces of what he dubbed, Sang de Chelsea.

After years of experimentation, and eventual artistic success, Hugh Robertson exhausted the finances of the Chelsea Keramic Art Works and the studio closed in 1889.

Oxblood glaze vase by Hugh Robertson while at Chelsea Keramic Art Works (CKAW), 1884-89