Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1925
Founded in 1895 by George Henderson, Dorchester Pottery Works successfully produced commercial and industrial stoneware for many years. Dorchester Pottery’s wares evolved over the years from primarily agricultural products to decorated tablewares.
When Henderson died in 1928, his son, Charles, and daughter-in-law, Ethel Hill Henderson, took over the business. Ethel had been a clothing and design teacher at Dorchester High School, and it was she who in 1940 introduced the Pottery’s line of distinctive gray and blue tableware.
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