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Wedgwood Blue & White Transferware (5 Pieces) [142364]

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Wedgwood Blue & White Transferware (5 Pieces)   [142364]
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Lot of 5 pieces of Ferrara Etruria England Wedgwood transferware china in blue and white. c1891-1908 Lot includes 1) Chamber pot with handle: 5.5" tall x 8.5" outside top diameter, 5.25" diameter at base, 10" wide including handle; tiny chip inside bottom edge of handle that appears to have been glued, and one small 3/8" crack underneath top edge; otherwise no detectable flaws and very good condition for age. 2) Pitcher or Jug in classic style with handle; 7.5" high, 8.5" across from lip to handle, 4.25" diameter at base; 7/8" x 1.15" chip off edge of lip has been glued and repair is barely visible, bottom/base has circular crack split into 3 pieces that has also been repaired with glue (similar to a peace sign shape). Repair is tight and well done, no missing chips; no other flaws identified. 3-4) 2-piece Victorian style ironstone butter dish set with holed dish that sits inside bowl; outside edge of insert dish 7", 2.25" high to top edge of dish, bowl 3.25" diameter at base; no cracks, chips or repairs; Excellent condition. 5) Small Cup; 2: diameter at bottom; 3" diameter at top edge, 3" tall; one pin head sized chip from underneath edge of lip; no other visible damage; crackle look in glaze is visible with magnifying glass on the bottom.

WEDGWOOD began with English Potter Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) about 1759, the first potter of note to mark his products with his own name, rather than easily copied potters marks like the crossed sword, crown or anchor. Wedgwood revolutionized techniques of his trade and his products were in high demand, with Royalty, and the wealthiest of the elite ordering his wares. After he died he passed his business onto his sons and the Wedgwood name became permanently branded in the pottery and china market. Wedgwood china is still produced today, although porcelain pieces were not produced in Josiah's lifetime. TRANSFERWARE is a design produced by transfer printing, a technique that was adapted by and implemented into mass production processes very early by Josiah Wedgwood and continued to be used through the 20th Century. ETRURIA is the name Josiah Wedgwood gave his 2nd factory when it opened in 1769, after the ancient Etruscan region of Italy. The Etruria Wedgwood Factory was located in Staffordshire, England and operated for 180 years.

FERRARA refers to the Wedgwood pattern. It is a port in northern Italy, but the sailing ships in the scenes in this pattern were copied from an engraving of Liverpool Docks in England. The Ferrara pattern is very popular in blue and white china and easily recognized by the dense floral border and classical harbor scenes. Wedgwood produced the Ferrara design from 1832 to the 1960s. From the mid-1870's the pattern name was consistently printed on the pieces.

All these pieces have similar markings printed in blue: "Ferrara / Etruria England / Wedgwood", with the exception of the unmarked, holed, IRONSTONE butter dish insert as it is part of a butter dish set and the bowl it sits in is marked. In addition The pieces are all imprinted with WEDGWOOD and each is marked with at least one other symbol, shape, number or letter either in print and/or imprinted.
Wedgwood (both printed and imprinted) is in all uppercase, serif letters. The marking on these pieces was used from 1891, when the word ENGLAND was added to all Wedgwood markings, until about 1908 when all pieces required the MADE IN ENGLAND mark. That latter mark began appearing on some wares as early as 1898, possibly dating these piece to pre-1900.



Date: c1891-1908
Country (if not USA): United Kingdom
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City: Staffordshire
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