Noticing a lot of similarities between my recent slip-casts which are based on modern food packaging and patterns from a victorian industrial pottery catalogue... Timeless designs? Supermarkets subliminally linking into our feelings of nostalgia and comfort?
A bit more info on the Don Pottery from http://www.rotherhamweb.co.uk
John and William Green owned the Don Pottery, established in 1801. John , had been a partner in both the Leeds and Swinton potteries, and the high quality wares were influenced by the Leeds pottery products. It was situated on the bank of the Don canal on the boundary between Swinton and Mexborough which gave good access.
Around 1810 they experimented with porcelain, resulting in the production of some highly successful pieces, which are extremely rare. Don Pottery was exported to the Middle East, Russia, and South America.Business declined in the 1830s and the Greens were declared bankrupt in 1834 and the pottery advertised for sale. Many moulds and patterns were purchased by other local potteries and re-used.
In 1839, Samuel Barker who owned the Mexborough Pottery, purchased Don Pottery, both potteries were run by him until 1848 when production was centred on the Don Pottery site. (Samuel Barker died at Mexborough House, aged 53 on 15 July 1856.) In 1882, it was rented out to other partners, although it still traded as Samuel Barker & Sons. The pottery closed in 1893 when all the stock was sold to pay overdue rent.
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