Jasperware
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| - | '''Jasperware''', or '''jasper ware''', is a type of [[pottery]] first developed by [[Josiah Wedgwood]] in the 1770s. Usually described as [[stoneware]], it has an unglazed matte [[Biscuit porcelain|"biscuit"]] finish and is produced in a number of different colours, of which the most common and best known is a [[Shades of blue|pale blue]] that has become known as "[[wikt:Wedgwood blue|Wedgwood blue]]". Relief decorations in contrasting colours (typically in white but also in other colours) are characteristic of jasperware, giving a [[Cameo (carving)|cameo]] effect. The reliefs are produced in [[Moulding (process)|mould]]s and applied to the ware as [[Sprigging (pottery)|sprigs]]. | + | '''Jasperware''', or '''jasper ware''', is a type of [[pottery]] first developed by [[Josiah Wedgwood]] in the 1770s. |
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| + | Jasperware is particularly associated with the neoclassical sculptor and designer [[John Flaxman]] Jr., who began to supply Wedgwood with designs from 1775. | ||
| Sir [[William Hamilton (diplomat)|William Hamilton]]'s collection of ancient Greek vases was an important influence on Flaxman's work. These vases were first known in England from [[Pierre-François Hugues d'Hancarville|D'Hancarville]]'s engravings, published from 1766. | Sir [[William Hamilton (diplomat)|William Hamilton]]'s collection of ancient Greek vases was an important influence on Flaxman's work. These vases were first known in England from [[Pierre-François Hugues d'Hancarville|D'Hancarville]]'s engravings, published from 1766. | ||
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Jasperware, or jasper ware, is a type of pottery first developed by Josiah Wedgwood in the 1770s.
Jasperware is particularly associated with the neoclassical sculptor and designer John Flaxman Jr., who began to supply Wedgwood with designs from 1775.
Sir William Hamilton's collection of ancient Greek vases was an important influence on Flaxman's work. These vases were first known in England from D'Hancarville's engravings, published from 1766.
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