James Hadley (potter)

James Hadley (August 1837 – 23 December 1903) was an English potter and artist associated with the Worcester Royal Porcelain Company.

Although no longer directly employed by Royal Worcester he sold almost his complete output of models for ornamental vases and figures to them.

He has been described by John Sandon as "probably the finest English modeller of all time"[4] Able to work in any form or style required, he is best known for his decorative figures, made in the 1870s and 1880s, when taste was shifting towards coloured models from the previous fashion for plain white Parian Ware.

[3] Then, in 1897, with the support of business partner Frank Littledale, Hadley set up a factory at Diglis Road in the city on land owned by his family.

Production of his wares was transferred to main site in Severn Street, Worcester, the next year.