Denbyware from the Blue Jetty range

Denby Pottery Company Ltd is a British manufacturer of pottery, and is named after the village of Denby in Derbyshire. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Pottery is the Ceramic ware made by potters It also refers to a group of materials that includes Earthenware, Stoneware Denby is a village in the English county of Derbyshire that is notable as the birthplace of John Flamsteed, England's first Royal Astronomer the home History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle

Salt-glazed pottery was first produced at Denby in 1809 by local businessman William Bourne. Pottery referred to as salt glazed or salted is created by adding common salt, Sodium chloride, into the chamber of a hot Kiln Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year He passed the enterprise on to his son Joseph Bourne, whose name the pottery then took and under whose management the business grew to become highly successful.

The company, whose name is now principally associated with stoneware, initially produced bottles and jars, before specialising in kitchenware and, eventually, in tableware, for which it is best known today. Stoneware a Vitreous or semivitreous ceramic ware of fine texture made primarily from nonrefactory fire clay

Bibliography

Hopewood, Irene. Denby pottery, 1809-1997: dynasties and designers (ISBN: 0903685523)

External links

• Denby Pottery (UK)
• Denby Pottery (US)

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