Name/Title
BasketEntry/Object ID
2007.9.2Description
Reticulated ovoid pearlware basket with blue feather-edge design. Each smaller end is flanked by small handles and the underside is impressed with a maker's mark which reads "Rodgers." There are three stilt marks impressed on the bottom.Context
Popular from the late 1700s until the mid-1800s, shell-edge pottery was one of the least expensive forms of tableware that utilized color at the turn of the century. Wedgwood first used this design in the 1770s and the shell-edge was quickly replicated by other ceramic companies in Staffordshire.
This pearlware breadbasket is embellished with a blue feather-like design around the edges that was sealed under clear glaze. Blue was the most common addition to shell-edge pottery, though it was also produced in green and red as well. The three marks impressed on the underside of the basket were created when the piece was stacked after glazing.Made/Created
Artist
John Rogers (Ceramic Maker)Date made
circa 1800 - circa 1825Place
City
Staffordshire, EnglandCountry
EnglandContinent
EuropeDimensions
Height
4-1/2 inLength
10-1/2 in
