Seeking information on Wedgwood Jasperware tea set

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  1. Sibley

    Sibley New Member

    I was gifted a 3 piece Wedgwood Jasperware tea set by an aunt. Teapot, creamer, and sugar bowl in a deep blue. The set was used in daily life by her mother and possibly grandmother, she believes it was acquired in the 1940s or earlier. The family was quite affluent, so it's possible it was purchased in England/ordered from England, or may have been purchased in the US. My aunt didn't know anything else about it and as a thank you I'd like to try to research it a bit. Anyone who might know more is deceased. I've uploaded pictures.
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    Markings on bottom:
    Teapot: "Wedgwood", "Made in England", "W", and "21"
    Sugar bowl: "Wedgwood", "Made in England", "3", and I think an "F"
    Creamer: "Wedgwood", "Made in England", "2 1/2" and a mark which is unreadable but looks like a | :

    Any information or resources you can point me to would be very appreciated.
     
  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

  3. Sibley

    Sibley New Member

    Thanks :)
    I've been googling. Based on the maker mark and this site https://www.thepotteries.org/auth.html, the earliest it was produced was 1929.
    The color is cobalt blue.
    The teapot is brewster shape, the creamer is a Dutch jug shape, and the sugar bowl is an open sugar shape.
     
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  4. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    do u know how to use google image..?
     
  5. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    This is dipped, rather than a jasperware all through colour bisque.
     
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  6. kentworld

    kentworld Well-Known Member

    Well, thepotteries is an excellent site. But you have not included a photo of the marks which is best for helping members help you. Dipped jasperware was made throughout the 19th c as well as solid jasperware, so was the set acquired new or was it bought as an antique set? But it seems you got a lot of info from the potteries!
     
  7. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

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    This scene is King Priam entreating Achilles for the body of Hector.
     
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  8. Sibley

    Sibley New Member

    I believe it's dipped, the bottom is white. Inside is white and glazed. And I don't know if the set was acquired new or old. My aunt gave it to me, but it's origin isn't my family. I got it because I like Wedgwood and she is trying to declutter, but has a much easier time giving things away if she knows the person will appreciate them.

    Is there a book or website with all the different scenes? I know there's a Wedgwood book but don't know what's in it.

    Pic attached of the bottom of the creamer. Sugar is harder to see, the teapot is harder to get out.
     

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  9. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    The Wedgwood book I have is primarily a shape book, but it does attempt to put a name to the scenes, not always accurately. To be fair, Wedgwood had a way of lifting figures from engraved gems & putting them together in scenes. A great many seem to be known simply as 'Sacrifice Scene'. (One side of the teapot.) The scene that is on both the sugar & the creamer is described as 'Figures with Cage' (I suspect for a songbird). The other side of the teapot would look like an offering to Cupid if the goddess Diana were not also there, I guess as a fellow archer.

    I know of no one-stop source for the imagery. If you have patience & time, you could explore the Wedgwood collection, formerly the holdings of the Wedgwood Museum, held by the V&A: https://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/wedgwood
     
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  10. Sibley

    Sibley New Member

    Oh, that's a cool site, thank you.
     
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