Jasperware pottery

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Jasperware pottery is a distinctive type of unglazed, matte stoneware, typically in pale blue with white neoclassical reliefs, developed in the 18th century by the English ceramics manufacturer Wedgwood.

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Jasperware pottery canonical 1
jasperware 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceramic ware
decorative art object
stoneware
associatedWithMovement Neoclassicism
collectibleStatus highly collectible
countryOfOrigin England
decorationStyle neoclassical relief
decorativeTechnique applied relief decoration
developedBy Wedgwood pottery company
surface form: Wedgwood
distinguishingFeature absence of glossy glaze
contrasting white relief on colored ground
fine-grained stoneware body
genre English pottery
glaze unglazed
hasVariant black jasper
blue jasper
dip jasper
green jasper
inception 1770s
industry ceramics industry
influencedBy Roman cameos
classical antiquity
inventor Josiah Wedgwood I
surface form: Josiah Wedgwood
manufacturer Wedgwood pottery company
surface form: Wedgwood
material stoneware body
namedAfter jasper
notableMotif cameo-style medallions
classical figures
floral ornament
mythological scenes
notableProducer Wedgwood pottery company
surface form: Wedgwood & Sons
periodOfPopularity 19th century
late 18th century
placeOfOrigin Staffordshire
productionMethod colored body with contrasting white reliefs
surfaceFinish matte
unglazed
typicalColor black
green
light blue
lilac
pale blue
white
usedFor cameos
ornamental wares
plaques
tableware
vases
usedIn interior decoration

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Wedgwood family knownFor Jasperware pottery
Wedgwood pottery company product Jasperware pottery
this entity surface form: jasperware