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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 143, The Timothy Sainsbury Gallery

Saggar Cover

ca. 1680-1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dwight fired most of his stonewares in saggars from about 1680. Saggars protected the pottery from direct contact with the flames and enabled the kiln to be stacked efficiently. Some of his larger and more thickly potted stonewares were fired open to the kiln’s atmosphere. They were balanced on circular spacers set on covered saggars like this one, and placed at the top of the kiln.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, salt-glazed
Brief description
Fireclay, with three disc separators fused to the top, Fulham Pottery, London, 17th century. MoL no. 97.90/66 (FP10007)
Physical description
Circular saggar cover, broken and with missing portion, the upper face with fused kiln spacers
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 14cm (approx.)
Credit line
Lent by the Museum of London. Copyright Museum of London
Object history
Excavated on the site of John Dwight's Fulham Pottery
Summary
Dwight fired most of his stonewares in saggars from about 1680. Saggars protected the pottery from direct contact with the flames and enabled the kiln to be stacked efficiently. Some of his larger and more thickly potted stonewares were fired open to the kiln’s atmosphere. They were balanced on circular spacers set on covered saggars like this one, and placed at the top of the kiln.
Collection
Accession number
LOAN:MUSEUMLONDON.80-2009

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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