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Antique English Salt Glaze Stoneware Charger, Mid-18th Century Large Size

$1,080
£822.79
€948.72
CA$1,511.44
A$1,688.78
CHF 883.42
MX$20,709.86
NOK 11,288.42
SEK 10,704.41
DKK 7,080.77
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This impressive charger is a beautiful expression of 18th-century English salt glazed stoneware, a ceramic type that was highly prized in Colonial America. George Washington considered white salt glazed stoneware a refined and practical choice for his table. On September 28, 1757, the first of several shipments from Thomas Knox, his agent in Bristol, was sent to him in Virginia. In a letter dated December 26 of that year, Washington reported that part of the shipment had arrived “incomplete with two things broke,” a testament to how much he valued these imported wares. Made in England circa 1765, this large charger is crisply molded in the Cartouche/Diaper pattern, a bold and sculptural design characteristic of the finest salt glazed wares of the mid-18th century. The clarity of the white body is the result of an innovative blend of calcinated flint and Devonshire clay, which transformed English stoneware by producing a lighter, cleaner surface that set it apart from earlier, darker-bodied pottery. Salt glazed stoneware of this kind was widely used in American colonial households, and archaeological excavations at Colonial Williamsburg have uncovered shards in the Cartouche/Diaper pattern, confirming its popularity in the colonies. (See: Salt-Glazed Stoneware in Early America, Skerry & Hood, pp. 140, 136, 233.) This charger stands as both a striking decorative piece and a tangible link to the material culture of early America. Dimensions: 16.5″ diameter x 1.25″ deep Condition: Excellent, with minimal original firing anomalies Price: $1,080 About Salt Glazed Stoneware: Salt glaze stoneware was fired at high temperatures (1200–1400°C), vitrifying the body and rendering it naturally impervious to liquids. Its name comes from the glazing technique—salt was thrown into the kiln during firing, producing a thin, glossy surface with a softly pebbled texture often likened to orange peel.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)Diameter: 16.5 in (41.91 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Stoneware,Glazed,Molded
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Circa 1765
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Katonah, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: SKU000008771stDibs: LU866538336322

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