Trial
One of 117 coloured body trial pieces, glazed and unglazed, in a wooden tray. Each trial piece is marked with a number that corresponds to an entry in Wedgwood's 'Experiment Book'
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Josiah Wedgwood Recipe: 59/10
5/2
59 is Josiah Wedgwood code for Moorstone Cornish
5 is his code for Saltpeter |
| Brief description | Coloured body trial - Unglazed , Experiment No 1975 |
| Physical description | One of 117 coloured body trial pieces, glazed and unglazed, in a wooden tray. Each trial piece is marked with a number that corresponds to an entry in Wedgwood's 'Experiment Book' |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 1975 (impressed)
+ (handwritten) |
| Credit line | V&A Wedgwood Collection. Presented by Art Fund with major support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, private donations and a public appeal. |
| Associated object | WE.7051-2014 (Group) |
| Other number | 1975 (impressed)
+ (handwritten) - Wedgwood Trial number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | WE.7051:9-2014 |
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| Record created | February 15, 2019 |
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