William Cookworthy character jug produced by ECC International's Ceramic Division of Cornwall, England, in a 1980 limited edition of 500 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Cookworthy's death. William Cookworthy (1705-1780) was an English Quaker minister, a successful pharmacist and an innovator in several fields of technology. He was the first person in Britain to discover how to make hard-paste porcelain, like that imported from China. He subsequently discovered china clay in Cornwall. In 1768 he founded a works at Plymouth for the production of Plymouth porcelain; in 1770 he moved the factory to Bristol, to become Bristol porcelain, before selling it to a partner in 1773. This jug is made from an original porcelain formula of Cookworthy's. A cane forms the handle of the jug.
Maker:
ECC International
England
1980
Model #:
character jug
Size:
medium
Height:
5 3/4"
