A collection of five English pottery slipware agateware balls late 18th century £1950.Pair of white saltglaze stoneware wall pockets with image of Flora Staffordshire 18thc £2450.Delftware pottery blue and white food or plate warmer dated 1787 £975.English stoneware white salt-glazed bear baiting jug Staffordshire or Nottingham mid 18th century £6850.Delft pottery plate named and dated John and Elizabeth Haslope Yarmouth 1743 £1350.Large scale English circular slipware earthenware baking-loaf dish 18th century £5500.Nottingham brown stoneware salt glazed loving cup dated 1787 £1200.English creamware pottery charger 15 inches diameter with an image of Palmyra circa 1780 £675.Exhibition Catalogs of Jonathan Horne, A Collection of Early English pottery.Astbury Figures Old English Pottery by Philip Andrade.Salt-Glazed Stoneware in Early America by Skerry and Hood.A Passion for Pottery ( Further selections from the Henry Weldon Collection by Pat Halfpenny and Peter Williams).English Pottery 1650-1800 (The Henry H.William Greatbach a Staffordshire Potter by David Barker.White Salt-Glazed Stoneware of the British Isles by Diana Edwards and Rodney Hampson.The Earle Collection of Early Staffordshire Pottery by Cyril Earle.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 Salt-glazed stoneware, lead-glazed creamware, jasperware, pearl, creamware as well as pioneering transfer printing and various glazing and decorating techniques. The location of the triumvirate was Staffordshire an area known worldwide as “The Potteries,“ comprising the towns, Stoke upon Trent, Hanley, Burslem, Fenton, Tunstall, and Longton and became the center for ceramic production of tableware, decorative figures of animals, birds, and humans. The mid-18th century period saw the emergence of the founding fathers of British pottery Thomas Whieldon, Josiah Wedgwood and William Greatbach. More elaborate pieces commemorated important events such as births, marriages, and Royal occasions such as a coronation and intended for display. The unglazed underside of these dishes often develop wonderful patination after years of use in the oven, and this underside sometimes matches the beauty of the topside decoration. Vast quantities were exported to the United States, where they are called “Loaf Dishes” and shards are often discovered in old settlements mainly on the eastern seaboard. In the late 18th century Slipware was produced mainly as utility ware for the kitchen to be used for baking and making bread. Many provincial potteries in the United Kingdom also produced the ware. The main areas of slipware production in the 18th century were Staffordshire, London, Devon, Sussex, and Wales. Not surprisingly this ware is appreciated by the Japanese who respect and understand this flowing, spontaneous artwork with its striking decorative appeal.
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Applying the trailing slip in a free form style took much skill and artistic flair with its calligraphic style. A lead glaze was used only on the inside of the dish. This slip can be trailed (eg.with a pipette) onto the earthenware body and used in various ways to decorate, such as the “combed” pattern with different color slips for extra effect. Potters use the term “Slip” for a mixture of clay and water consistency can vary but generally resembles a thick double cream.