Description
Vintage Wedgwood Green Jasperware Heart Shape Dish. pre owned in good condition.
Green Wedgwood is called jasperware. Josiah Wedgwood created the first jasperware pieces in 1775.
In addition to green, the pottery comes in pale blue, dark blue, black, yellow and lavender colors.
To clean your Wedgwood wash the jasper body by carefully using a soft cloth and a mild detergent diluted with warm water.
Rinse thoroughly with clean water and dry with a soft cloth.
For more difficult marks, gently rubbing with an old tooth brush or soft nail brush.
A mild detergent should remove any ingrained old dirt.
Jasperware, or jasper ware, is a type of pottery first developed by Josiah Wedgwood in the 1770s. Usually described as stoneware.
It has an unglazed matte “biscuit” finish and is produced in a number of different colours.
The most common and best known is a pale blue that has become known as “Wedgwood blue”.
Relief decorations in contrasting colours typically in white but also in other colours are characteristic of jasperware.
Giving a cameo effect. The reliefs are produced in moulds and applied to the ware as sprigs.
