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Wedgwood early Portland Blue Jasperware Arcadian Tea Pot - For Sale

Wedgwood early Portland Blue Jasperware Arcadian Tea Pot
Price: $350.00
Early Portland Blue Jasperware "Arcadian Tea Pot"

Rare Wedgwood Early Portland Blue Jasperware "Arcadian Tea Pot" measures 4.50 inches high and 8.5 inches WIDE from spout to handle. There is a small period repair of the knob has be re-attached (found often in this condition), otherwise in good condition. Stamped WEDGWOOD ONLY AND STAMPED 24 IN THE BODY OF THE WOR. Estimated manufacture pre 1900.

Josiah Wedgwood worked with the established potter Thomas Whieldon until 1759 when relatives leased him the Ivy House in Burslem, allowing him to start his own pottery business. The launch of the new venture was helped by his marriage to a remote cousin Sarah (also Wedgwood) who brought a sizable dowry with her.

In 1765, Wedgwood created a new earthenware form which impressed the then English Queen consort Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz who gave permission to call it "Queen's Ware"; this new form sold extremely well across Europe. The following year Wedgwood bought Etruria, a large Staffordshire estate, as both home and factory site. Wedgwood developed a number of further industrial innovations for his company, notably a way of measuring kiln temperatures accurately and new ware types Black Basalt and Jasper Ware. Wedgwood's most famous ware is jasperware. It was created to look like ancient cameo glass. It was inspired by the Portland Vase, a Roman vessel which is now a museum piece.. (The first jasperware colour was Portland Blue, an innovation that required experiments with more than 3,000 samples). In recognition of the importance of his pyrometer, Josiah Wedgwood was elected a member of the Royal Society in 1783. Today, the Wedgwood Prestige collection sells replicas of some of the original designs as well as modern neo-classical style jasperware.

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