Jasperware and Sprig Molded Ware
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Definition of Jasperware
A fine-grained white vitrified stoneware with translucent properties, being developed by Josiah Wedgwood in 1774. An applied relief in white jasper was added. Solid Jasper and Jasper Dip were two methods of coloring the Jasper. Also a colored stoneware body, usually unglazed, introduced about 1775 by Josiah Wedgwood. It is close grained and can be highly polished and worked with lapidary's tools. Colour is either on the surface only, called "Dip jasper" or throughout and called "Solid jasper". It is non-porous, vitreous fine stoneware made in several shades of blue, sage green, lilac, yellow, black and white. Other colors were used for brief periods. Raised figures and ornaments in white adorn a large variety of jasper shapes. Three color effects started in 1786-1790. Definition of Sprig Molded Ware
The process consists of pressing wet clay into a shallow mold, peeling out the resulting thin impression and attaching it to the surface of an item using liquid clay or slip. It was used on both earthenware and stoneware type bodies, the later being more effective on stoneware-type bodies which required little or no surface glazing. Bodies used include Redware, Black Basalt, Caneware, Jasper and Jasper-ip. Few proved ideal for mass-produced utilitarian wares. They were better suited to ornamental pieces and were successful for teawares.Jasperware and Sprig Molded Ware Reference Books
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