Trial
One of 89 mixed body and glaze trial pieces, 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: Under 2876 the recipe is 5 parts recipe 2855 and 1 part Whitelead.
Under 232 the recipe is 32 parts Tin Calcimed with Nitre, 7 parts London Crown Glass, 16 parts Flint Glass, 2 parts Saltpeter, 5 parts India Porcelain |
| Brief description | Glaze trial |
| Physical description | One of 89 mixed body and glaze trial pieces, 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 | black ink 232
pencil2876 |
| 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.7406-2014 (Group) |
| Other number | 232 2876 Black ink - Wedgwood Trial number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | WE.7406:7-2014 |
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| Record created | September 18, 2019 |
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