A good sized T G Green Cornish Kitchenware butter dish dating to the 1930s - 1950s. It bears the green shield T G Green stamp to its base and is marked "T G Green & Co Ltd Cornish Kitchen Ware Made in England".

History

The blue and white striped Cornish Ware by T. G. Green is recognised as one of the most classic and enduring designs of twentieth century kitchen pottery. Established in 1864 by Thomas Goodwin Green, when he purchased the Derbyshire pottery of Church Gresley, T G Green potteries started out by manufacturing utilitarian kitchen and table-wares for local demand only.  

The classic blue and white banded design was born as a result of the economic recession that followed the First World War. With factory workers in their white earthenware division down to a two-day week, further projects were urgently required. The result was Cornish Kitchenware, or Cornish Ware, as it became known.

The banded Cornish ware was created by dipping the unfired pottery in blue slip and then turning each piece on a lathe to remove bands of the slip, revealing the white body underneath. A clear glaze followed to make them watertight and suitable for kitchen use. 

Year of manufacture: c.1930

Origin: England

Material: ceramic 

Diameter 21cm  Height 8.5cm

Condition: good, with slight discolouration to the base dish and a tiny nobble to the glaze on the rim - see last image.