Bronze Age Gold from Wales

The T G Green pottery, best known as makers of Cornishware, was founded by Thomas Goodwin Green in 1864, when he bought a small pottery at Church Gresley from a Henry Wileman. Originally makers of earthenware kitchenwares, the more decorative T G Green Cornish Ware Kitchenware was borne out of the economic hardships and recession of the early 1920s. Cornish Ware pottery was to prove successful and long-lived, and is still produced to this day, albeit under different ownership.

Judith Onions (JO) restyled the Cornish Ware range in 1967, with most of the redesigned shapes remaining in production until well after Cloverleaf purchased T.G. Green in the late 1980’s. Generally most pieces were 'straightened out' in line with the modernism of the time. So curves were generally replaced with clean lines. The main exception was a redesign of some small pudding bowls and large batter bowls into a globe shape, and the wonderfully kidney shaped cruet set base tray. Most Gold and White Cornishware has a JO target mark. Additionally there were several non commercial 'tests' done in varying banded colours and these are very desirable due to their rarity. Examples are brown, orange, lilac or black bands on white. The target mark without JO reference is found on the trial colours and also on some of the commercially available pieces, e.g. a special range designed for Habitat in Navy blue & White (which surprise surprise didnt last very long before being discontinued).