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range 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 Kitchen 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'. Below we present our range
of original Cornish pottery - perfect for the quintessential
English breakfast or tea time, or any other meal at the
kitchen table! Click here to see our entire
range of Cornish Pottery from T. G. Green, or choose
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Storage Jars
Bread, Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Pasta, Utensils
from:
£ 16.95 |
Plates & Bowls
Cereal, Side Plates,
Breakfast, Soup, Dinner
sets from: £ 6.95
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Teapots & Cups
Tea Pot, Cups & Saucers,
Mugs, Beakers
sets from: £ 6.95
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Breakfast Accessories
Egg Cups, Jam, Sugar,
Butter, Jugs, Salt/Pepper
from: £ 6.95
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Cookery Wares
Mixing Bowls, Measuring,
Pestle & Mortar
from: £ 11.95
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Picture Gallery
Old Advertising, Backstamps,
Manufacture
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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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Cornishware
Picnic Basket
The Cornish Blue basket is a unique and classic English
ceramic design and has been collected and cherished for
generations - hand crafted in the same Derbyshire pottery
for almost 100 years.
from only: £ 139.00
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