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One of 81 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: 2/22 Purbeck clay 6/17 Calcined flint 4/60 Cornwall clay //Stevens 4/61 Lime stone
Brief description
Cream coloured ceramic fragment adhered to thicker ceramic base
Physical description
One of 81 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
  • Height: 57mm
  • Width: 28mm
Marks and inscriptions
3057 TBO incised on front 3057 incised on reverse
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.7419-2014 (Group)
Other number
3057 incised - Wedgwood Trial number
Collection
Accession number
WE.7419:37-2014

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Record createdFebruary 26, 2020
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