Description
Vintage Wedgwood Queen Elizabeth II Trinket Dish. Pre owned in good condition.
Wedgwood Cobalt Blue Jasperware Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee trinket dish. Value R500
This beautiful vintage Wedgewood Jasperware trinket dish was made to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee in 1977.
It is cobalt blue in colour and is stamped “Wedgewood Made in England” on the back.
Condition: Great Vintage condition with no chips or cracks.
Measurement: 11cm diameter.
he Wedgwood blue colour was created during Josiah Wedgwood’s trials while he was developing Jasperware.
He carried out many experiments grinding colours to achieve a range of hues.
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 are characteristic of jasperware, giving a cameo effect.
The reliefs are produced in moulds and applied to the ware as sprigs.
