Denby
near Derby, Derbyshire, England · Stoneware · also recorded as Denby Pottery, Bourne Denby, Joseph Bourne & Son
Marks
Plate I🔗
Recorded on black ware with cameo groups in the Etruscan style, shown at the Derby Exhibition.Chaffers 1891, p.759disputed by the source
Chaffers records these pieces as 'supposed to have been made here', but judges them 'more probably from the large manufactory of the Bournes of Fenton, Staffordshire'. The stamp is therefore not safe evidence of Denby manufacture on its own.
What the source records
- Chaffers describes Denby as a manufactory of stone bottles.Chaffers 1891 · p.759
- A better description of ware was attempted at Denby in imitation of Wedgwood's black Egyptian, by Mr. Bourne.Chaffers 1891 · p.759
- At the 1851 Exhibition, Mr. J. Bourne of the Denby Pottery near Derby exhibited fine stoneware and garden labels.Chaffers 1891 · p.759
Why this differs from other listings
The E. BOURNE stamp is commonly listed as a Denby mark. The standard 19th-century reference explicitly doubts that attribution and points to Fenton, Staffordshire. Stating the doubt, with the page, is the thing no competing page does.
The source page
What this entry does not establish
- Chaffers 1891 predates the bulk of Denby's marked output. Twentieth-century Denby backstamps are NOT covered by this source and must not be inferred from it.
- No date ranges for the E. BOURNE stamp are given.
Questions
What marks does Chaffers 1891 record for Denby?
1 on p.759: E. BOURNE. 0 of them are engraved in the source and are reproduced above; the rest are described in words only.
What dates does the source give?
None. Chaffers dates no mark on this page, so this entry gives no date either.
Where was Denby?
near Derby, Derbyshire, England. The source also records the name as Denby Pottery, Bourne Denby, Joseph Bourne & Son.
Is the E. BOURNE attribution certain?
No, and the source says so. Chaffers flags it — disputed by the source. Chaffers records these pieces as 'supposed to have been made here', but judges them 'more probably from the large manufactory of the Bournes of Fenton, Staffordshire'. The stamp is therefore not safe evidence of Denby manufacture on its own.
Can this page tell me what my piece is worth?
No. This site reports what one nineteenth-century reference recorded, and cites the page so you can check it. It does not authenticate objects, value them, or offer an opinion on a specific piece.
