Don Pottery

The Don Pottery was a 19th-century manufacturer of porcelain, whose factory was located in the town of Swinton in South Yorkshire, England. It is not to be confused with the Swinton Pottery.

History of the pottery

The pottery was established in 1801 by John and William Green, largely producing good quality, mostly cream-coloured, earthenware.

The production of porcelain at the factory began in 1810. Potteries in the West Riding of Yorkshire had been increasing in number throughout the 18th century but English experimentation with porcelain had been concentrated in the south and Midlands until this point, although a number of potteries in the vicinity of the Don Pottery began making porcelain shortly afterwards, including the world-famous Rockingham Pottery.

Don pottery porcelain which was produced between 1810 and 1830 was of a very high quality and was exported worldwide.

Whilst the pottery was initially very successful, financial problems arose in the 1830s and the Greens were forced to sell the pottery in 1839, when it was purchased by Barker and Sons, who owned the nearby Mexborough Pottery.

The factory was closed in 1893 as a result of further financial problems.[1]

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References
  1. John D. Griffin, The Don Pottery 1801-1893


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