Adams Cobalt Blue Jasperware Fox Hunt Jam Condiment Jar with Metal Lid Dog Horse

Description: Jasper ware is a type of pottery first developed c. 1775 by Josiah Wedgwood. Usually described as stoneware, it has an unglazed matte "biscuit" finish and is produced in a number of different colors, of which the most common and best known is blue. Relief decorations in contrasting colors, typically in white, are characteristic of jasper ware, giving a cameo effect. The reliefs are produced in molds and applied to the ware as sprigs. Most people erroneously believe that only Wedgwood produced Jasper ware, but in fact a number of other Staffordshire potteries copied the formula and made their own. Foremost among these Jasper competitors was William Adams (17746-1805), a potter from Tunstall, a contemporary, and to some people, a “favorite pupil” and “life long confidant”of Josiah Wedgwood. Adams worked at times for Wedgwood at Etruria in the early 1770s experimenting with Jasper ware. In 1779, Adams founded his own Greengates Pottery producing fine Jasper ware table sets, plaques, medallions and other products stamped Adams & Co. Following William’s death, his son Benjamin took over but sold the business outside the family in 1826. In 1897, however, another branch of the Adams family bought back the pottery and resumed the production of Jasper ware. The new company was called “William Adams & Sons,”and shortly thereafter they issued the following press release: The Company has a “world-wide reputation for ‘Adams jaspers,’ made by William Adams from 1745 to 1805. The firm still have the original models designed by their eminent predecessor and famous modelers who worked with him. The jaspers they are supplying to-day are therefore not mere copies, they are veritable replicas of the original Adams jaspers, with classical and eighteenth-century subjects in white bas-relief on blue and other colored grounds. These reproductions are not limited to ornamental vases, but include useful lines, such as jardinières, tea-pots, sugars and creams, candlesticks, trinket sets, biscuit jars, hot-water jugs, and other articles for the china dealer and the silver mounter.” One of the first original, and quintessentially Edwardian patterns, the new company released c. 1900, was entitled simply, “Fox Hunting.” The deep Adams Jasper cobalt blue (in distinction to the Wedgwood Jasper light blue) contrasts beautifully with the highly detailed white relief. This complex, but very appealing pattern, features an intricately detailed panorama of men, horses, and hunting dogs converging upon a fox - a very well executed and very traditional Edwardian British scene. The combination of the Adams of Tunstall mark, the beauty of the jasper ware material, and the excellent rendition of the hunting scene adds to the charm and desirability of this piece, and suggests that this little gem could easily become the star of your collection. ~3 Inches From Bottom to Lid ~4 Inches From Bottom to Top of Lid Fixture (Finial) ~5.75 Inches From Bottom to Top Of Handle Jar is ~4.25 Inches Wide At Widest Top is ~3 Inches Wide Lid is ~2.25 Inches Wide Bottom Base Rim is ~2.75 Inches Wide

Price: 60 USD

Location: Weston, Massachusetts

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