“Cornish Kitchen Ware was first produced in 1926 by T.G. Green & Co. in Church Gresley, Derbyshire, a county famed for its pottery. The range’s special characteristic came from the lathe-turning process, which cut clean bands through its beautiful blue slip to show the white clay beneath. It was apparently this that inspired the name, since it reminded one T.G. Green & Co. employee of the clear blues and white-tipped waves of Cornwall.

The range of kitchen and tableware, from the hooped plates to the iconic storage jars, was an immediate success and remained popular from then on. This inspired T.G. Green & Co. to produce more colours of Cornishware, and more ranges, including the spotted Domino Ware and the cream and green Streamline Ware.

In the 1960s, Cornishware was updated by a young designer called Judith Onions. It says much for her skill and sensitivity that this restyled range was embraced as warmly as the originals had been.”*