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A Wedgwood quatrefoil creamware dish c1785-95
A Wedgwood quatrefoil creamware dish c1785-95
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Painted rim decoration of stylised foliage and flowers. Quatrefoil shape. Wedgwood mark for the period 1785-95-probably towards the end of this period. One of the improvements made by Wedgwood was the gradual lightening of the colour of the creamware body and this piece has a lightly coloured body
Creamware had, in fact, been progressively refined by Josiah Wedgwood from the 1760's onward. By the late 18thc Wedgwood's creamware was both light in weight, beautifully decorated and relatively cheap. Indeed, a light colour is, as mentioned above, indicative of a later date. It had, nevertheless, achieved a very high level of prestige, in part due to Wedgwood's successful sale of his products to Queen Charlotte and to Russian Empress Catherine the Great. To the latter he sold his famous "Frog" service, part of which is still in Saint Petersburg.
Old collector's marks of an erroneous nature.
Impressed Wedgwood Mark for the period 1785-95 (see page 150 of "Wedgwood" by Wolf Mankowitz.)
Condition.
Minor discolouration to the surface of the piece and some kiln dust to the base.
Dimensions.
21cm in length.
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