Wedgwood Black Basalt Vases (or) Pair of Black Basalt Vases
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A Wedgwood black basalt pot-pourri vase and cover, English, 19th century, together with a Wedgwood black basalt urn and cover. 29.5 cm high
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- Basalt - Basalt is a hard, dense volcanic rock formed from the rapid cooling of basaltic lava, and makes up most of the earth's oceanic crust.
However it is also the name given by Josiah Wedgwood in 1768 to a fine black unglazed porcelain which he called Wedgwood Black Basalt.
Using this fine-grained stoneware he was able to produce copies of the newly excavated Etruscan pottery from Italy, with a lustrous and smooth, surface, and this new innovation proved to be a huge commercial success.
This item has been included into following indexes:
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Wedgwood (England), item types
- black basalt ware 162
- pot pourri and jars 58
- urns 96
- vases and ewers 240
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