Tureen
1766 (made)
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By 1720 Staffordshire potters had perfected white salt-glazed stoneware. This laid the foundations of their future prosperity. The material was made of clay imported by sea from the West of England. It was further whitened with calcined flint. It proved highly durable and adaptable to a wide variety of shapes, either thrown on the wheel or moulded. It was also very cheap. The Staffordshire potteries exported huge quantities to the European mainland and the Americas.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Salt-glazed stoneware, press moulded |
| Brief description | Salt-glazed stoneware press moulded tureen, Staffordshire, 1766. |
| Physical description | Salt-glazed stoneware press moulded tureen, inscribed with the initials of the maker, 'JB 1766', Staffordshire, 1766 |
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| Marks and inscriptions | initials of the maker, 'JB 1766' |
| Gallery label | Soup tureen with cover and stand
Made in Staffordshire, 1763
Marks: under the cover "JB", incised, under the tureen "JB 1763", incised
Salt-glazed stoneware, press-moulded
2169 to B-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(23/05/2008) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology |
| Object history | Jermyn Street Collection |
| Summary | By 1720 Staffordshire potters had perfected white salt-glazed stoneware. This laid the foundations of their future prosperity. The material was made of clay imported by sea from the West of England. It was further whitened with calcined flint. It proved highly durable and adaptable to a wide variety of shapes, either thrown on the wheel or moulded. It was also very cheap. The Staffordshire potteries exported huge quantities to the European mainland and the Americas. |
| Bibliographic reference | Hildyard, Robin. European Ceramics. London : V&A Publications, 1999. 144 p., ill. ISBN 185177260X |
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| Accession number | 2169 to B-1901 |
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| Record created | December 2, 2002 |
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