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Posted 1 year ago
BELLIN68
(735 items)
can advise that items of this nature are recorded in the Wedgwood pattern books (the C4 pattern book dating to the 1920s) – and it would appear that at the time the Wedgwood factory (which was based then at Etruria – we moved to Barlaston in 1940), was producing not only tea wares in Black Basalt with various Canadian crests, but was also making pin trays and match boxes. A wide range of crests featured on such wares including those of Hamilton, Manitoba, Winnipeg, Halifax, Quebec, Niagara Falls etc. Similar items can be found in the publication - ‘Wedgwood Ceramics 1846-1959. A New Appraisal’ which was written by Maureen Batkin, and published by Richard Dennis (then of London). This book is still in print, and most libraries tend to carry a copy for either loan purposes, or consultation in the reference section. The reference you need to quote to your library is ISBN 0 903685 11 6.
Black Basalt is a fine-grained black stoneware body developed by Josiah Wedgwood I (1730-95) around 1768. Wedgwood himself said of it that ‘The Black is Sterling and will last forever’ – a true enough prediction in as much as certain items have been produced in this particular ceramic body in recent times.
I hope you find these brief details to be of help.
Kind regards
Lynn Miller
Museum Information Office
THIS INFORMATION WAS EMAILED TO ME ON 10/05/2011
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Love black basalt!
So this one is British Columbia. "splendor sine occasu" - endless splendour!
The ENGLAND means it is pre 1908. After that it changed to Made in England.
The other impressed mark will be the date letter.
You can check it at this address:
http://www.thepotteries.org/mark/w/wedgwood-date.html
Nice one BELLIN68.
Almost like something the Hudson's Bay Company would have had made for their business back around 1904 or previous.
Thankyou guys vetraio50,kerry10456,phildavidalexandermorris
Its. 1898 i believe to be that date
There you go, well done!
It looks like a transfer print with enamel overpainting.
Not badly done at all for decoration on a black surface.
There's another on the net: http://pages.timewasantiques.net/8824/PictPage/3923877048.html
It's Niagara Falls Canada side.
It too has the C3455 mark but '.P." as the decorator's mark.
Black was all the rage in England and her colonies after the death of Prince Albert in 1861. Queen Victoria went into mourning for the rest of her life. Black was de rigueur in all things British until 1901 when the old queen died. Queen Victoria had chosen the name of British Columbia when it became a colony in 1858. The capital was named after her. British Columbia joined Canada July 20, 1871, four years after Confederation.
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Wow, have only ever seen one other black dish - so it's a treat to see your creamer jug. When I saw the last black one I didn't realise it was wedgwood at the time!
Hi bellin and flower rose too! Check out "black basalt" on Google images, "black basalt wedgwood" is even better.
Better still is "rosso antico wedgwood".
And better still is "bronze basalt wedgwood".
These last ones are most Keith Murray bronze basalt.
Saw them in London at the "Thirties" Art Deco exhibition in 1979.
Definitely on the "wish lists".
Be prepared!
"bronze basalt" gives the best results! I just checked!
thankyou vetraio50 for the sharing and the infor and thankyou flowerrose for the love:) and the kind words:)
very beautiful pieces of the bronze basalt:)
Sean, im showin this one to my mom! Shesw from England & LUVS Wedgwood ! Thank you. She really goes for the baby-blues with the white camios. Not really my thing though. I like what youve got there.
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