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Rectangular Plaque

Wedgwood & Bentley

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Wedgwood & Bentley (1768–1780). Rectangular Plaque, White on blue jasperware. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Emily Winthrop Miles, 59.202.19. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

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Title

Rectangular Plaque

Medium

White on blue jasperware

Classification

Ceramic

Credit Line

Gift of Emily Winthrop Miles

Accession Number

59.202.19

Frequent Art Questions

  • Is this ivory? Or china?

    The material itself is a type of ceramic known as stoneware which isn't quite as fine as china. This style of stoneware--white on a colored background--was developed by Wedgwood and is known as Jasperware.
    The term Jasperware comes from what the Wedgwood artists were trying to imitate: ancient Roman pieces of jasper decorated with white figures. All of the clay starts out white and is then coated in a proprietary slip including very finely ground pigments.
    Thanks!

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Wedgwood & Bentley

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