Brief history of stoneware nottinghamderbyshire stoneware the bingham finds german c15901670 german c16901900 nottingham c 16901790 derbyshire and similar stoneware c17801950. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Brown bear jugs like this one were hand made by the stoneware potters in nottingham in the mid 18th century. And with the move to arkansas we are hopeful we will have a longer firing season. The bear is modelled clutching a dog, applied with clay chippings grog to simulate fur, this usually called breadcrumb finish. Joe has been working in clay for 35 years, sue for 28 years. In the c19th stonewares were also made in quantity in scotland. A century elizabethan carved oak bible box with dolphins book furniture, medieval. Imported from germany and england and domestically made.
Jug of saltglazed stoneware in the form of a bear hugging a dog, made in nottingham, ca. Germany, flanders, england and the united states see other formats nk 4360 b23 salt glazed stoneware. See more ideas about stoneware, fulham and nottingham. Saltglaze or salt glaze pottery is pottery, usually stoneware, with a glaze of glossy, translucent. Glass and pottery containers of the royal navy and british military. Handmade historicallyinspired saltglazed stoneware and redware pottery by jonathan and jan wright est.
Sodium from the salt combines with silica in the clay to form a glassy coating of sodium silicate. Eddy faber and pamela wood nottingham city museums and galleries the production of high quality salt glazed stoneware was an industry in which nottingham potters excelled during the 17th and 18th centuries despite competition from producers elsewhere such as london, staffordshire and derbyshire wood 1980. Pictures of red wing stoneware pottery from the salt glaze line including ceramics, jugs, and bowls buy, sell, trade, and appraise your red wing stoneware all in one convenient location from a team with decades of knowledge and experience. The book is very large and heavy with marbled page edges. Stoneware, nottingham type index historical archaeology. A few illustrated pieces use stamped blue decoration over white glaze.
The centrepiece of the sale is one of those loveable but rare nottingham bears a derbyshirenottinghamshire brown salt glazed stoneware dancing bear jug and cover. Salt glazed stoneware is pottery with a translucent glaze which has a slightly orangepeel texture the salt glaze is formed by throwing salt into the kiln during the higher temperature part of the firing process. New listing vintage antique salt glazed stoneware crock lid 9 34 diameter. Applied crumb and grog design was used between about 1740. Get the best deals on antique stoneware crock when you shop the largest online selection at. May 11, 2016 explore archbocks board english nottingham, london, fulham. Sredwin atlee barber nic 623 bought with the income from the sage endowment fund the gift of hemu w. Nottingham castle, a castle in nottingham, england, is located in a commanding position on a natural promontory known as castle rock, with cliffs feet 40 m high to the south and west. Antique bellarmine, graybeard, greybeard, westerwald. Saltglaze stoneware was first introduced, from the rhine basin, in the 16th century. Saltglazed stoneware is a more durable product than redware.
Carved jug, saltglazed stoneware with incised and pierced decoration, probably made at the factory of james morley, nottingham, dated 1703. Two saltglazed pieces, tie down salt glazed covered jar 1980 and large pitcher no known date are held by the smithsonian institution. The saltglazed stoneware has been identified, catalogued and described by adrian. O n this page we offer a glimpse of our stoneware work through the last few years. In decline by the 16th century, it was largely demolished in 1649. The alexandria archaeology laboratory reference book includes a lexicon to provide consistent. David eldreth pottery 1989 salt glazed stoneware nottingham pa water mill. Eldreth pottery salt glazed blue happy mothers day 2004 signed 8. Stoneware bhta bingham heritage trails association. Nottingham salt glaze stoneware 16901800 bbr auctions online. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
Salt glazed stoneware bellarmine jug, graybeard, bartman, frechen, three medallions germany, 17th century see steinzeug book, koln 1986, page 256 and 257, numbers 329a and b very old and small chip to foot, else fine and original. Salt glaze pottery salt glazed stoneware pottery mugs. This comprehensive catalogue highlights nottingham museums and galleries collection of 18th century saltglazed stoneware. Sodium from the salt reacts with silica in the clay body to form a glassy coating of sodium silicate, hence salt glazed. We serve cookies our website uses cookies, which help us to improve our site and enables us to deliver the best possible service and customer experience, as well as to provide social media features. Spouted bowl made in nottingham, about 1730 saltglazed stoneware with moulded and applied decoration. Derbyshire salt glazed pottery bamfords auctioneers. Salt glazed crock star cutouts winter scene 1999 nottingham pa. Nottingham saltglazed stoneware 16901800, collection of british art from the elizabethan period to the present day, including paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints, rare books, and manuscripts.
A nottinghamware pot, with a lid, to hold a gallon or two, is very useful. Most illustrated stoneware is first covered with white glaze and then with additional diffuse colored glaze usually blue. Staffordshire was also a major producer in the first half of the c18th, especially of white saltglazed wares. Mug carved jug probably made at the factory of james morley, nottingham, dated 1703 saltglazed stoneware with incised and pierced decoration. Spouted bowl, saltglazed stoneware with moulded and applied decoration, made in nottingham, ca. Production strategies in the nottingham saltglazed. Saltglazed stoneware, a selection of english and german saltglaze stonewares for sale brown stoneware, westerwald, westerwalt, white stoneware, scratch. May 5, 2015 an 18th century nottingham brown salt glazed stoneware. An 18th century nottingham brown salt glazed stoneware two.
Saltglazed stoneware in early america, published by the colonial williamsburg foundation in association with the university press of new england. As documented in the book ceramics in america, one jacob lewis determined louisville, kentucky to be the perfect place to sell his utilitarian saltglazed crocks, pitchers, and churns. Offering worldclass learning and research opportunities, our vibrant and enthusiastic department explores the past from prehistoric cultures through ancient greece and rome to the industrial revolution, and its role in the modern world. Our salt glaze kiln is located at our pottery facility on old west main street in red wing. Eldreth pottery salt glaze stoneware honey pot wlid. Salt glazed stoneware germany, flanders, england and the. Nottingham a type of brown sgsw bellarmine or bartmann a type of brown sgsw. White saltglazed stoneware wsg sw castleford basalte glazed egyptian black jasper and dipped jasper. Due to the inexact science of controlling the salt application, each and every piece is unique. S j pottery llc is the combined efforts of joseph jostes and susan skinner. Includes full colour plates from the collection held by nottingham museums and galleries. Nottingham salt glazed stoneware 16901800, collection of british art from the elizabethan period to the present day, including paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints, rare books, and manuscripts. It makes a fantastic decorative piece and is no doubt of local interest too. Department of classics and archaeology the university of.
And, if you are familiar with the valuable antique pieces of this stoneware, you know that they just get better with age. Woodbridge, suffolk, eng antique collectors club, 2005. Nottingham salt glaze stoneware 16901800 bbr auctions. During the 1820s enterprising potters had moved as far west as indiana and kentucky to market salt glazed stoneware. Saltglazed stoneware with moulded and applied decoration. Home shop books nottingham salt glaze stoneware 16901800.
Large saltglazed stoneware tankard with silver rim, london or bristol c. Full text of salt glazed stoneware, germany, flanders. It is fueled by natural gas and forced air burners. Production strategies in the nottingham salt glazed stoneware industry.
This object was made when the cruel sport of bear baiting was still legal in this country. The only ones shown in this new book were made in england of white saltglazed stoneware. We do not recommend microwave use or oven use on our redware or mocha. Patterns of reduction in the kiln give pots the same variations of color as the saltglaze of colonial and early america anything from a light cream or gray color to a dark brown.
British saltglazed stonewares were made by john dwight and others in the late c17th, and later in major potting centres such as nottingham, bristol, derbyshire and london. This book, however, does not really deal with true salt glaze, hand decorated pottery prior to 1900. The typical orange peel finish of saltglazed wares is barely evident on nottingham stoneware. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you. The burgeoning demand from a growing and more affluent population saw the emergence of hundreds of other potteries in staffordshire, yorkshire, south wales, south west england, and scotland all producing a variety of earthenware saltglazed stoneware, leadglazed creamware, jasperware, pearl, creamware as well as pioneering transfer printing.
In the middle ages it was a major royal fortress and occasional royal residence. I approach this book from the viewpoint of a collector with an interest in white saltglazed stoneware and its contemporary british pottery. O ur ware is lead free, food safe and dishwasher safe. Salt glaze is the original red wing method of glazing pottery. Pottery earthenware, redware, border ware, delftware. Laboratory reference book 2010 city of alexandria, virginia.
Salt glazed stoneware pottery mugs, jugs, stoneware tankard, salt glaze pottery. This book is a fascinating record of over 200 of nottinghams public houses past and present, which will be of interest to both those who frequent pubs and those interested in the history of nottingham. Huge quantities of flaggons, jugs and mugs were imported over the next 100 years, including the famous greybeards or bellarmines. It was the first thin, durable and corrosion resistant pottery to be made in europe. Unfollow crocks salt glaze to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Salt glaze, in ceramics, a glaze having the texture of orange peel, formed on stoneware by throwing common salt into the kiln at the peak temperature. Production of salt glaze pottery in westerwald ceased because of environmental considerations in 1983. In the uk during the 17th century and 18th century, high quality saltglazed stoneware was produced in derbyshire, nottinghamshire, london and staffordshire.
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