Mudlarked Cornishware Sherd Pendant

Type: Vessel sherd

Fabric: Cream-bodied glazed earthenware with light blue

Date: Late 19th century to early 20th century Manufacturer: Cornishware by T.G. Green & Co.

Origin: Church Gresley, Derbyshire, England

Find Location: Colchester, Essex

Extra information:

This sherd likely derives from a British utility vessel used in a domestic or dairy setting. The blue & white striped decoration resembles early Cornishware produced by T.G. Green & Co., founded in the 1860's by Thomas Goodwin Green after returning from Australia. His wife, Mary Tenniel, was the sister of Sir John Tenniel, illustrator of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, linking the company indirectly to Victorian literary history. Cornishware became known for durable, affordable kitchen pottery designed for everyday households. The heavy earthenware body and pronounced glaze crazing suggest an early utilitarian vessel, likely predating the standardised mid-20th century Cornishware line.