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Type Name: | STONEWARE, WHITE SALT GLAZED, SCRATCH BLUE |
Type Index: | STONEWARE |
Production Origin: | ENGLAND |
Date Range: | 1735-1775 |
Defining Attributes: |
Thin, white, vitreous, dense stoneware paste. Salt-glazed surface, producing a glossy, white fine “orange peel” finish. Incised geometric and floral designs that are neatly filled with cobalt blue oxide. Excess pigment outside of the thin, incised lines is wiped off. |
Vessel Forms: |
CUP PITCHER PUNCH POT SAUCER TEA POT |
Comments: | Between 1720 and 1740, the Occasionally the "scratch" design was filled with iron oxide rather than cobalt blue. These are referred to as "Scratch Brown" Stoneware. |
Published Definitions: | Noel Hume 1969 |
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