Block Mould
1749 (made)
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Good master moulds, known as 'block moulds', could be obtained from specialist modellers. They formed an essential part of the equipment of potteries that wished to mass-produce fashionable products. They were used to produce plaster moulds for pressing or casting. Even after decades of use, large numbers of these tough block moulds have survived with hardly a scratch.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Salt-glazed stoneware |
| Brief description | Salt-glazed block-mould for cream jug, Staffordshire, 1749. |
| Physical description | Salt-glazed block-mould for cream jug. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'RW 1749' for Ralph Wood |
| Gallery label | Block for making moulds for cream jugs
Made in Staffordshire, 1749
Signed: 'R.W. 1749', incised (for Ralph Wood senior)
Salt-glazed stoneware
3097-1852(23/05/2008) |
| Summary | Good master moulds, known as 'block moulds', could be obtained from specialist modellers. They formed an essential part of the equipment of potteries that wished to mass-produce fashionable products. They were used to produce plaster moulds for pressing or casting. Even after decades of use, large numbers of these tough block moulds have survived with hardly a scratch. |
| Bibliographic reference | Hildyard, Robin. European Ceramics. London : V&A Publications, 1999. 144 p., ill. ISBN 185177260X |
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| Accession number | 3097-1852 |
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| Record created | December 4, 2002 |
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