Sodium from the salt combines with silica in the clay to form a glassy coating of sodium silicate. This object was made when the cruel sport of bear baiting was still legal in this country. Brown bear jugs like this one were hand made by the stoneware potters in nottingham in the mid 18th century. A century elizabethan carved oak bible box with dolphins book furniture, medieval. The bear is modelled clutching a dog, applied with clay chippings grog to simulate fur, this usually called breadcrumb finish. Eldreth pottery salt glaze stoneware honey pot wlid.
Brief history of stoneware nottinghamderbyshire stoneware the bingham finds german c15901670 german c16901900 nottingham c 16901790 derbyshire and similar stoneware c17801950. Saltglazed stoneware, a selection of english and german saltglaze stonewares for sale brown stoneware, westerwald, westerwalt, white stoneware, scratch. See more ideas about stoneware, fulham and nottingham. 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. Two saltglazed pieces, tie down salt glazed covered jar 1980 and large pitcher no known date are held by the smithsonian institution. Production strategies in the nottingham salt glazed stoneware industry. And, if you are familiar with the valuable antique pieces of this stoneware, you know that they just get better with age. The only ones shown in this new book were made in england of white saltglazed stoneware. Salt glaze pottery salt glazed stoneware pottery mugs. Nottingham salt glaze stoneware 16901800 bbr auctions online.
Jug of saltglazed stoneware in the form of a bear hugging a dog, made in nottingham, ca. Derbyshire salt glazed pottery bamfords auctioneers. Imported from germany and england and domestically made. The saltglazed stoneware has been identified, catalogued and described by adrian. Huge quantities of flaggons, jugs and mugs were imported over the next 100 years, including the famous greybeards or bellarmines. Woodbridge, suffolk, eng antique collectors club, 2005. S j pottery llc is the combined efforts of joseph jostes and susan skinner. Full text of salt glazed stoneware, germany, flanders. Glass and pottery containers of the royal navy and british military. 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. In the middle ages it was a major royal fortress and occasional royal residence. New listing vintage antique salt glazed stoneware crock lid 9 34 diameter. Antique bellarmine, graybeard, greybeard, westerwald. 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. During the 1820s enterprising potters had moved as far west as indiana and kentucky to market salt glazed stoneware. 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. Saltglazed stoneware with moulded and applied decoration. Mug carved jug probably made at the factory of james morley, nottingham, dated 1703 saltglazed stoneware with incised and pierced decoration.
A nottinghamware pot, with a lid, to hold a gallon or two, is very useful. Sredwin atlee barber nic 623 bought with the income from the sage endowment fund the gift of hemu w. This comprehensive catalogue highlights nottingham museums and galleries collection of 18th century saltglazed stoneware. Eldreth pottery salt glazed blue happy mothers day 2004 signed 8. Germany, flanders, england and the united states see other formats nk 4360 b23 salt glazed stoneware. 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. Salt glazed stoneware pottery mugs, jugs, stoneware tankard, salt glaze pottery. Spouted bowl, saltglazed stoneware with moulded and applied decoration, made in nottingham, ca.
Saltglazed stoneware in early america, published by the colonial williamsburg foundation in association with the university press of new england. David eldreth pottery 1989 salt glazed stoneware nottingham pa water mill. 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. Stoneware bhta bingham heritage trails association. Sodium from the salt reacts with silica in the clay body to form a glassy coating of sodium silicate, hence salt glazed. 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. 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. This book, however, does not really deal with true salt glaze, hand decorated pottery prior to 1900. Stoneware, nottingham type index historical archaeology.
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. In the c19th stonewares were also made in quantity in scotland. Staffordshire was also a major producer in the first half of the c18th, especially of white saltglazed wares. 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. 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. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you. Laboratory reference book 2010 city of alexandria, virginia.
Saltglaze stoneware was first introduced, from the rhine basin, in the 16th century. Nottingham a type of brown sgsw bellarmine or bartmann a type of brown sgsw. Salt glazed crock star cutouts winter scene 1999 nottingham pa. An 18th century nottingham brown salt glazed stoneware two. 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. Salt glaze is the original red wing method of glazing pottery.
The alexandria archaeology laboratory reference book includes a lexicon to provide consistent. In the uk during the 17th century and 18th century, high quality saltglazed stoneware was produced in derbyshire, nottinghamshire, london and staffordshire. 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. And with the move to arkansas we are hopeful we will have a longer firing season. 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. Home shop books nottingham salt glaze stoneware 16901800. 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.
Handmade historicallyinspired saltglazed stoneware and redware pottery by jonathan and jan wright est. O n this page we offer a glimpse of our stoneware work through the last few years. Pottery earthenware, redware, border ware, delftware. Applied crumb and grog design was used between about 1740. White saltglazed stoneware wsg sw castleford basalte glazed egyptian black jasper and dipped jasper. Spouted bowl made in nottingham, about 1730 saltglazed stoneware with moulded and applied decoration. It was the first thin, durable and corrosion resistant pottery to be made in europe. O ur ware is lead free, food safe and dishwasher safe. We do not recommend microwave use or oven use on our redware or mocha. Get the best deals on antique stoneware crock when you shop the largest online selection at. In decline by the 16th century, it was largely demolished in 1649.
Salt glazed stoneware germany, flanders, england and the. Most illustrated stoneware is first covered with white glaze and then with additional diffuse colored glaze usually blue. Production strategies in the nottingham saltglazed. Saltglaze or salt glaze pottery is pottery, usually stoneware, with a glaze of glossy, translucent. May 5, 2015 an 18th century nottingham brown salt glazed stoneware. A few illustrated pieces use stamped blue decoration over white glaze. Joe has been working in clay for 35 years, sue for 28 years. It makes a fantastic decorative piece and is no doubt of local interest too. The book is very large and heavy with marbled page edges. Our salt glaze kiln is located at our pottery facility on old west main street in red wing. I approach this book from the viewpoint of a collector with an interest in white saltglazed stoneware and its contemporary british pottery. 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. Includes full colour plates from the collection held by nottingham museums and galleries. 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.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The typical orange peel finish of saltglazed wares is barely evident on nottingham stoneware. May 11, 2016 explore archbocks board english nottingham, london, fulham. Nottingham salt glaze stoneware 16901800 bbr auctions. It is fueled by natural gas and forced air burners. 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. This is the first comprehensive book on saltglazed stoneware in early america. Due to the inexact science of controlling the salt application, each and every piece is unique. Department of classics and archaeology the university of. Large saltglazed stoneware tankard with silver rim, london or bristol c.
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