Barber Bottle with Lid, One of Pair
Wedgwood and Sons
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Wedgwood and Sons (British, Staffordshire, 1759–present). Barber Bottle with Lid, One of Pair, ca. 1830. Blue jasperware, 10 x 5 in. (25.4 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Bess and Sam Zeigen Family, 66.229.8a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Maker
Title
Barber Bottle with Lid, One of Pair
Date
ca. 1830
Medium
Blue jasperware
Classification
Dimensions
10 x 5 in. (25.4 x 12.7 cm)
Signatures
no sgnature
Inscriptions
no inscriptions
Markings
"WEDGWOOD / A / HKV"
Credit Line
Gift of the Bess and Sam Zeigen Family
Accession Number
66.229.8a-b
Frequent Art Questions
How do Wedgwood ceramics achieve their matte finish?
The unique finish on Wedgwood ceramics is due to the use of what's called Jasperware, a fine-grained stoneware that was perfected by Josiah Wedgwood in 1775!It was actually pure white and then stained with color, blue being the most popular.The earliest pieces were made with the color mixed into the solid white body but later the color was applied to the surface in the form of a 'dip.'
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