Creamer
c.1820 (made)
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Black basalt is a hard black vitreous stoneware, named after the volcanic rock basalt. The colour of black basalt came from 'Carr', an oxide of iron suspended in water that flowed through coal seams and mines. It was manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood from about 1768 and other manufacturers soon followed. Black basalt does not need to be glazed and can just be polished to a dull sheen.
This attractively decorated low oval shape creamer displays bold use of moulded decoration. The ‘Low Oval Fluted’ shape was designed by Wedgwood as part of a tea set at the start of the 19th century but consumer popularity for the neo-classical design continued production into the 20th century.
This attractively decorated low oval shape creamer displays bold use of moulded decoration. The ‘Low Oval Fluted’ shape was designed by Wedgwood as part of a tea set at the start of the 19th century but consumer popularity for the neo-classical design continued production into the 20th century.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | black basalt & moulded |
| Brief description | Black basalt creamer with moulded decoration, Wedgwood, Burslem, Staffordshire, England, c.1820. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | impressed mark ‘WEDGWOOD’ |
| Credit line | Gift of Laura Fransella from the collection of her late mother Erica Propper |
| Summary | Black basalt is a hard black vitreous stoneware, named after the volcanic rock basalt. The colour of black basalt came from 'Carr', an oxide of iron suspended in water that flowed through coal seams and mines. It was manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood from about 1768 and other manufacturers soon followed. Black basalt does not need to be glazed and can just be polished to a dull sheen. This attractively decorated low oval shape creamer displays bold use of moulded decoration. The ‘Low Oval Fluted’ shape was designed by Wedgwood as part of a tea set at the start of the 19th century but consumer popularity for the neo-classical design continued production into the 20th century. |
| Bibliographic reference | Shape illustrated in an early 20th-century trade catalogue, Reilly ‘Wedgwood’, p450. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.10-2013 |
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| Record created | January 24, 2013 |
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