James Wright (potter) explained

James Wright (1819 - 1887) was a New Zealand potter. He was born in Fenton, Staffordshire, England in 1819.

Biography

In the 1850s, Wright developed the first commercial-scale crockery kiln in New Zealand, alongside Daniel Pollen at the brickworks at Rosebank on the shores of the Whau River in Auckland.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: James. Northcote-Bade . West Auckland Remembers, Volume 2 . 1992 . West Auckland Historical Society . 0-473-01587-0 . The Brick and Pottery Industry in the Western Districts . John T. . Diamond . J. T. Diamond . 45.

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