Vase

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Vase

c. 1895

Made by the Wedgwood factory, Etruria, England (1759–present)

Jasper ware is an unglazed, fine-grained stoneware perfected by the English potter Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) at the end of 1774 after years of methodical experimentation. The Jasper ware body could be colored throughout, or, as was later the case, dipped in a colored slip. The wares are distinguished by the contrasting applied relief decoration that gives them a cameo-like appearance. Although versions of Jasper ware were produced almost immediately by other factories, the very distinctive decoration has for centuries been largely associated with Wedgwood.

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Object Details

Title:

Vase

Date:

c. 1895

Artist:

Made by the Wedgwood factory, Etruria, England (1759–present)

Medium:

Stoneware with relief decoration (Jasper ware)

Dimensions:

Diameter: 3 15/16 inches (10 cm) Height: 8 5/16 inches (21.1 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Offley Shore in memory of her mother, Mrs. Charles P. Sinnickson, 1937

Accession Number:

1937-2-3a,ab

Geography:

Made in Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, Europe

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