Antique Creamware Pottery
Creamware, which became Europe's greatest contribution to ceramics, evolved from these traditional Staffordshire wares. It was probably first introduced soon after 1720 and in its earliest form was composed of the same ingredients as white salt-glaze - namely, white clay from Devonshire and calcined flint. The ware was low-fired to form an earthenware and glazed with lead instead of being high-fired to form a stoneware and glazed with salt as with the white salt-glazed stoneware from which it sprang. The two wares were thus intimately related and were usually produced by the same potters. The "Cream-coloured earthenware" was at first dusted in its unfired state with dry lead ore in powder-form (galena) mixed with ground flint and given its one and only firing.The glaze produced in this way was extremely brilliant and of a somewhat golden tinge. Antique Creamware Liverpool jug "Poor Jack" c.1790
Antique Creamware Liverpool jug c.1790
transfer-printed in black,
one side with figures, inscribed with the song "Poor Jack" by Charles Dibdin*,
the reverse with three-masted frigate and the emblems Neptune with his trident, cannon, anchor and buoy.
Dimensions: 7" (17.5cm) tall.
Condition: Two hairline cracks, chip near the rim.
Price: £220 *Charles Dibdin (1745-1814) was one of the most popular English composers of 18th century. In 1788 he began to produce his celebrated one-man "table entertainments" in which he acted as author, singer and accompanist. Most of his sea songs ( "Poor Jack" among them ) were written for these entertainments. Stock Number: PY0901 (Free Worldwide shipping for this item)
A Wedgwood Creamware Plate c.1780
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Price: £175 Stock Number: PY1030 (Free Worldwide shipping for this item)
A Late 18th century English Creamware cornucopia (wall pocket) c.1790
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An English Creamware arcaded dish in basket weave pattern, painted in coloured enamels with flowers and an insect in the centre. c.1800. Dimensions: 9.5"(24cm) x 7.75"(19.5cm).Marks: painted cross in red enamel. Fine condition. SOLD
18th Century English Creamware sauce boat
An 18th Century English (Possibly Liverpool) Creamware sauce boat, painted in under-glaze blue with stylised Oriental landscape. 6"(15cm) long. Condition: Hairline crack. Unmarked.Price: £85 Stock Number: PPY1001 (Free Worldwide shipping for this item) New! CommentsHave your say! Leave me a comment in the box below. |
