Beautiful English Wedgwood Japser traditional Wedgwood bluewhite neoclassical design
Josiah Wedgwood Japserware water pitcher, milk jug in the traditional Wedgwood blue and white neoclassical design. This pitcher will make a great collector’s piece and is in mint condition. Wedgwood Jasper Ware is considered by some experts to be one of tomorrow’s antiques, look fantastic in a cabinet, are inexpensive and could prove to be a great long term investment. Jasperware, or Jasper Ware, is a type of pottery first developed by Josiah Wedgwood in the s. Jasper Ware is noted for its matte finish and is produced in a number of different colours, of which the best known is a pale blue that has become known as Wedgwood Blue. Whilst named after the mineral jasper, modern analyses indicate that barium sulphate is a key ingredient. Relief decorations (typically in white but also in other colours) are characteristic of Wedgwood jasperware. Jasperware is particularly associated with the neoclassical sculptor and designer John Flaxman Jr who began to supply Wedgwood with designs from . Flaxman mostly worked in wax when designing for Wedgwood. approx measurements are 5 inches high x 4 inches diameter 13cm high x 9cm diameter. Ad ID: