Reference: Lorraine Punchard, ‘Playtime Pottery & Porcelain From the United Kingdom and the United States,’ p 95, top, to see other pieces in this set. The pattern illustrates part of the story of ‘Cinderella.’ The Rd No 128955 on the underside (on page 95 above) dates these pieces to 1889. There are no manufactory marks, however, they were produced by T. G. Green & Co., Ltd., Church Gresley Near Burton-on-Trent, Derbyshire. The T. G. Green pottery was established in 1864 (while he was on his honeymoon) by Thomas Goodwin Green who bought an existing pottery after making a fortune in Australia. T. G. Green married Mary Tenniel, who was the sister of Sir John Tenniel, the illustrator of ‘PUNCH’ and ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.’
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