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Jasperware (or jasper ware) is a form of pottery that has a stoneware body which is either white or colored, which is noted for its matte finish. It was first developed by Josiah Wedgwood
Josiah Wedgwood

Josiah Wedgwood was an England potter, credited with the industrial process of the manufacture of pottery. He was a member of the Darwin-Wedgwood family, most famously including his grandson, Charles Darwin....
 and its best known form is the popular blue-and-white ware, but it comes in many other colors.






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Jasperware (or jasper ware) is a form of pottery that has a stoneware body which is either white or colored, which is noted for its matte finish. It was first developed by Josiah Wedgwood
Josiah Wedgwood

Josiah Wedgwood was an England potter, credited with the industrial process of the manufacture of pottery. He was a member of the Darwin-Wedgwood family, most famously including his grandson, Charles Darwin....
 and its best known form is the popular blue-and-white ware, but it comes in many other colors. The term "jasper
Jasper

Jasper is an Opacity , impure variety of silica, usually red, yellow or brown in color. This mineral breaks with a smooth surface, and is used for ornamentation or as a gemstone....
" is not the personal name Jasper
Jasper (name)

Jasper is a male's given name. The name means "spotted or speckled stone" and is derived from Greek language iaspis, It is a variation of the Persian language Casper ....
 in this context, but the name of a mineral; it comes from the Greek iaspis, itself of oriental origin and related to the Hebrew yashpeh, for an opaque variety of quartz, usually red, yellow or brown.

Dating Jasperware


Wedgwood jasperware can often be dated by the style of potter's marks, although there are exceptions to the rules:

Before 1860: Mark is "Wedgwood". Usually accompanied by other potter markings and a single letter.

After 1860: A three-letter mark represents in order, the month, the potter, and the year. The year code starts mid-alphabet with the letter "O" for 1860, the letter "P" for 1861, etc., returning to "A" after "Z". For certain letters there are two possible year dates.

1891-1908: Marks are "Wedgwood", "England", separated.

1908-1969: Marks are "Wedgwood", "Made in England", separated, or "Wedgwood England" on small objects like thimbles.

1970-present: Mark is "Wedgwood Made in England" as single stamp