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

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in 1819.

Biography

In the 1850s, Wright developed the first commercial scale crockery kiln in New Zealand, alongside

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at the brickworks at Rosebank on the shores of the

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1819 births 1887 deaths New Zealand potters English emigrants to New Zealand People from Fenton, Staffordshire {{NewZealand-artist-stub