Pinxton Porcelain
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Pinxton Porcelain was a porcelain works created by John Coke and William Billingsley in Pinxton
in Derbyshire, England.
's third son who went into business with the businesman and porcelain painter William Billingsley. Billingsley who had been trained at the Derby works is now renowned for the quality of his porcelain painting but he was also interested in perfecting a porcelain recipe which it is thought he obtained from Zachariah Boreman. Billingsley eventually left and briefly set up a decorating shop in Mansfield
where he decorated imported porcelain pottery. John Coke continued the business from 1799 to 1806, even taking in Henry Banks as a partner from 1801 to 2.
Coke married Susanna Wilmot in April 1806 and although the porcelain business continued under John Cutts who had been decorating manager until 1813, Coke's interest moved to his coal mining business in Pinxton and he moved his family home to Debdale Hall.
, England.
Pinxton
Pinxton is a village on the eastern boundary of Derbyshire in the Bolsover district, England.In Anglo-Saxon times it was a small agricultural community, thought to have been recorded in the Domesday Book as "Esnotrewic." It is also thought that it was known as "Snodeswic," given by Wulfric Spott to...
in Derbyshire, England.
Biography
Pinxton Porcelain was founded on land rented from the Reverend D'Ewes CokeD'Ewes Coke
The Reverend D'Ewes Coke was rector of Pinxton and South Normanton in Derbyshire, a colliery owner and philanthropist.He married Hannah, heiress of George Heywood of Brimington.-Background:...
's third son who went into business with the businesman and porcelain painter William Billingsley. Billingsley who had been trained at the Derby works is now renowned for the quality of his porcelain painting but he was also interested in perfecting a porcelain recipe which it is thought he obtained from Zachariah Boreman. Billingsley eventually left and briefly set up a decorating shop in Mansfield
Mansfield
Mansfield is a town in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the main town in the Mansfield local government district. Mansfield is a part of the Mansfield Urban Area....
where he decorated imported porcelain pottery. John Coke continued the business from 1799 to 1806, even taking in Henry Banks as a partner from 1801 to 2.
Coke married Susanna Wilmot in April 1806 and although the porcelain business continued under John Cutts who had been decorating manager until 1813, Coke's interest moved to his coal mining business in Pinxton and he moved his family home to Debdale Hall.
Legacy
There is continued interest in Pinxton Porcelain and a group was formed in 1996 of people interested in this factory and its wares. The society has published a number of publications and organised exhibitions. The teapot illustrated was made at the Pinxton Porcalain and shows Brookhill Hall which was a home of John Coke. This teapot is part of the collection of Pinxton porcelain at Derby MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery
Derby Museum and Art Gallery was established in 1879, along with Derby Central Library, in a new building designed by Richard Knill Freeman and given to Derby by Michael Thomas Bass. The collection includes a whole gallery displaying the paintings of Joseph Wright of Derby; there is also a large...
, England.