As a child, Mark V. Marshall (b. 1842, England) served in his father’s building masonry business as a stonemason’s apprentice. From 1878-1912, He worked as a designer at Doulton Art Pottery (Royal Doulton), a British pottery company (est. 1815, London) that produced tablewares and collectibles such as dinnerware, giftware, cookware, porcelain, and glassware. Marshall’s work is claimed to be the boldest and most exuberant ever produced at Doulton. He depicted biblical scenes as well as grotesque figures, which may have been what led him to the Herald Gargoyles. Notably, his pottery was admired by John Ruskin, an inspirational harbinger of the Arts & Crafts Movement.