Wedgwood Black Basalt Cup and Vase with Classical Figures
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A Wedgwood black basalt footed cup, and a cylindrical vase, both decorated in relief with classical figures stamped marks to bases height 18 cm max
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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
- cups & saucers/trios 94
- vases and ewers 241
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