Spiky Circle, Blue Scrolls, Swirls, brown and black and Scrolls, blue and black, became popular, with tube-lining being used for Whirl, Swirl and Dropped Lines. Floral patterns — Country Flowers in blue, green, yellow and purple, Morello, blue, orange, yellow and green, and Gilley Flower, blue green, purple, brown and black — remained an abiding theme, while Playing Card Motifs, Diamonds, Hearts and Club were an innovation. In 1934 the success story of the year came near its end, with the use of thin sticks of marking colour utilised for underglaze painting. This was cleverly developed over the next few years in various ways — Crayon Line and Crayon Swirl in 1934, and Crayon Loops and Crayon Scallop Border in 1936, along with many crayon/banding variations. Two new patterns, Egyptian in blue, brown and black and Pyramids in red, brown and black, introduced motifs from Egypt, while new tube-lined patterns were put into production, including Oak and several unnamed designs. Aerographing was also used, sometimes in combination with sgraffito decoration, as in Circles. By now Susie Cooper needed to speed up production to supply the increasing demand for her pottery, and in 1935 she began to introduce lithographs, designed by herself and specially produced for her to a very high standard. A variation on the print and enamel technique, it was much quicker in application and proved to be a success both commercially and aesthetically. Dresden Spray was enormously popular both pre- and post-war, retaining its popularity with today's collectors, while Nosegay and Swansea Spray were also best sellers. With Wedding Ring, Dresden Spray and the crayon patterns as basic lines, Susie Cooper was now well-established, but she remained as versatile as ever, adding new floral patterns like Blue Primula and Wide Buttercups (1936) and Faenza, a green pattern of stylised feathers and dots, and Exclamation Mark while Grey Leaf appeared in various colourways, as did Printemps. Nursery animals like Noah's Ark, Black Pom and Tango Terrier, Dignity and Impudence were matched by Golfer, Skier and Horse and Jockey for the adults. Two more popular lithographed patterns arrived in 1938, Endon, a delicate border pattern in green, pink and brown, and Patricia Rose in similar colours. Other patterns, like Regency Feather and Elderberry,
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