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Original Cornish Kitchen Ware
from T. G. Green est. 1864
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Blue banded pottery was a well-established
feature of pottery in Britain throughout the nineteenth
century. The origins of the Cornish name lie firmly with
T. G. Green, who have been producing the Cornish range of
blue and white striped pottery since the 1920s. Although
this style has become synonymous with the South West, it
has, in fact always been made at T. G. Green's Church Gresley
pottery in Staffordshire, which dates back to the 1790s.
While there have been many inferior copies of the Cornish
pottery style over the years, the T. G. Green products are
the originals, and continue to be manufactured to this day.
The plates, bowls and cups in their crockery range have
become treasured collectors items - if you are already in
possession of Cornishware, you may like to see our guide
to dating
Cornish Ware. Exactly why T. G. Green gave the Cornish
name to its range is uncertain, but the legend that their
south of England representative named it after 'the blue
of the Cornish Skies and the white crests of the waves '
is certainly appealing. This tradition was maintained by
the pottery in its advertising material - a Cornish Ware
leaflet produced by T. G. Green in 1938 for the retail trade
includes the heading 'Blue of the Atlantic - White of the
Cornish Clouds - Glisten of the Sea - What Woman Could Resist
such Beauty in her Kitchen'. |
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Cornish Kitchen Ware catalogue issued by T. G. Green in
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1934 promotional leaflet |
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Andy Pandy
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Since the early days, advertisers have sought to benefit from Cornish Ware's instantly recognisable style.
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In 1966, Judith Onions is commissioned to introduce clean,
modern lines to the Cornish Ware range. |
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T. G. Green promotional materials of c.1968, showing the new "modernised" Judith Onions shapes.
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Sainsburys advertisement
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Product packaging |
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Product packaging |
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Daily Mail advertisement
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Mercury PEP
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Spot the Dog
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Pottery making in South Derbyshire - Although the tradition of pottery manufacture in South Derbyshire extends back to Roman times, few wares can be positively linked to the region until the medieval period. Encaustic tile production on a large scale was carried out at Repton in the 14 century, and the remains of a kiln were excavated on the site in 1866. More diverse were the wares associated with Ticknall where the earliest production records date from the late 16th century. Dishes, jugs, candlestick holders and figures in a dark or red or brown body decorated with white or black slip are typical. However, the major development of the South Derbyshire ceramic industry did not take place until the end of the 18th century. The home of T. G. Green pottery, from which our Cornish Ware comes, is in Pool Street in the pre Doomsday Book parish of Church Gresley, where the pottery works were founded in 1790. |
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