Spoon, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, Etruria, ca. 1846 - 1868
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1846 - 1868
Spoon, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, Etruria, ca. 1846 - 1868 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca. 1846 - 1868. The museum's brief description reads: Measuring spoon, pearl ware, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1846 - 1868. Museum description: Measuring spoon, pearl ware; oval shape with scrolled loop handle to one terminal. The museum record gives material recorded as earthenware; measurements Height 38 mm; Width 90 mm; Depth 45 mm; place associated: Etruria. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
This measuring spoon is made from Pearl ware. Pearl ware is essentially an earthenware body, which has had extra flint added to the initial clay-mix and cobalt to the glaze, to enhance the overall blue-white appearance of the ware. Initially perfected by Josiah Wedgwood I circa 1779, this ceramic ware was developed to meet the competition of blue-decorated imported Chinese Porcelain, however production of this particular ceramic body continued until 1940.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- earthenware
- Dimensions
- Height 38 mm; Width 90 mm; Depth 45 mm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- pearl ware
- Place recorded
- Etruria
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- (illegible)' / 'WEDGWOOD' / 'PEARL' (impressed on base)
Identification
- Museum attribution
- Josiah Wedgwood and Sons
- Museum object name
- Spoon
- Museum object number
- WE.4722-2014
- Museum system number
- O1792190
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the museum record and a specialist reference.