Blue Jasperware

Every January, the Shelter charity shop has a sale where there are lots of goodies on sale for good prices, all in a good cause too.

Anyway, I popped along to the shop after worked and picked up this Wedgewood Blue Jasperware, all made in the days when Wedgewood only made items at Etruria in Stoke on Trent.

Jasperware (also known as Wedgwood Jasper) is a type of stoneware invented in 1774 by Josiah Wedgwood, a prominent English potter. He discovered the recipe for jasperware clay after experimenting with different types of clay for years, and kept the recipe secret for the rest of his life. Jasperware is considered unique among historians due to the fact that its discovery single handedly brought about the mass production of stoneware.

Though they still make some items in Stoke, most Wedgewood items are made in the Far East now, very sad really.

Hope you have had a good day.