Description:
Press molded, circular creamware saucer in the shape of a cauliflower and leaves, leaves have well-defined veining, and an applied scroll shaped handle. Green glaze covers the leaves in the form of an irregular circle, the green glaze has run in a small area.
Label Text:
Earthenware forms inspired by fruits, vegetables, and natural materials (such as tortoiseshell) were extremely popular in England throughout the 1760s and into the next decade. They were produced by numerous potters including Josiah Wedgwood. These wares were their response to the fashionably naturalistic creations of the Chelsea and Longton Hall porcelain factories and more broadly to the current taste for such forms, which were characteristic of the rococo style. Handles and spouts were often created as bent twigs or branches often called “crabstock” style. Molded flowers, vines, or leaves often decorate these vessels. These rococo-style ceramics continued to be popular in the Valley into the 1770s, far beyond their fashion heyday in urban areas. On September 1, 1778, Josiah Blakeley advertised in the Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT): "A general assortment of Crockery Ware by Wholesale of Retail consisting of … coli flower, cream colour, melon and black Tea Pots; cream colourd green, and turtle shell Cream Cups….” Agate, melon, and cauliflower ware cups and saucers were all retailed in Deerfield by Elijah Williams and his son, John Williams. Fragments of cauliflower wares were found in the archaeology done at Barnard Tavern as well as in the building.
Subjects:
Pottery; glaze (coating by location) Link to share this object record:
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