Wedgwood blue jasperware has been produced by the Wedgwood company in England for about 250 years; and I believe they ceased production of this particular product in about 2000. Other “look-a-like” companies produced imitations of Wedgwood in Canada and Japan in recent years.
Wedgwood blue jasperware comes in 4 age categories:
1950-2000 – light blue, inside and out, with white embossing; marked on the base “Made in England”, with a two-digit year number (i.e., 63, 78, 85, 90, etc.).
1910-1930 – dark blue outside, white glaze inside, with white embossing, marked on the base “Made in England”, some times with two digit numbers indicating the number of pieces fired in the kiln at a particular time (i.e., 24, 42, 30, etc.), and sometimes a letter or symbol indicating the date and/or the particular potter.
1890-1910 – dark blue outside, white glaze inside, with white embossing, marked on the base “Wedgwood England”, sometimes with two digit numbers indicating the number of pieces fired in the kiln and sometimes a letter or symbol indicating the date and/or the potter.
Prior to 1890 – dark blue outside, white glaze inside, with white embossing, marked on the base “Wedgwood”, sometimes with a letter or symbol indicating the date and/or the potter.
There are several reference books on Wedgwood that you can find at your local library; but most of them do not indicate a particular value of the items included. One recent book that indicates approximate values of the older Wedgwood pieces is Wedgwood Jasper Ware: A Shape Book and Collector's Guide (Hardcover) by Michael Herman. In the reference book , "WEDGWOOD" by Wolf Mankowitz, in the edition published in 1966 by Spring Books, London, England, on page 149 is more information on the “marks” you find on the base of each Wedgwood piece.
You will find many Wedgwood items listed in http://www.ebay.com/. Also, you can check the inventory at http://www.replacements.com/; however, keep in mind that their prices are a little on the high side.
Here are two other websites that have additional information:
http://www.thepotteries.org/features/wedgwood.htm
www.thepotteries.org/mark/w/wedgwood-date.html
You can type in “Wedgwood Jasperware” in your search bar and you will find several more sites to explore, including individual stores with pictures and prices.
Penny
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Wedgwood blue jasperware comes in 4 age categories:
1950-2000 – light blue, inside and out, with white embossing; marked on the base “Made in England”, with a two-digit year number (i.e., 63, 78, 85, 90, etc.).
1910-1930 – dark blue outside, white glaze inside, with white embossing, marked on the base “Made in England”, some times with two digit numbers indicating the number of pieces fired in the kiln at a particular time (i.e., 24, 42, 30, etc.), and sometimes a letter or symbol indicating the date and/or the particular potter.
1890-1910 – dark blue outside, white glaze inside, with white embossing, marked on the base “Wedgwood England”, sometimes with two digit numbers indicating the number of pieces fired in the kiln and sometimes a letter or symbol indicating the date and/or the potter.
Prior to 1890 – dark blue outside, white glaze inside, with white embossing, marked on the base “Wedgwood”, sometimes with a letter or symbol indicating the date and/or the potter.
There are several reference books on Wedgwood that you can find at your local library; but most of them do not indicate a particular value of the items included. One recent book that indicates approximate values of the older Wedgwood pieces is Wedgwood Jasper Ware: A Shape Book and Collector's Guide (Hardcover) by Michael Herman. In the reference book , "WEDGWOOD" by Wolf Mankowitz, in the edition published in 1966 by Spring Books, London, England, on page 149 is more information on the “marks” you find on the base of each Wedgwood piece.
You will find many Wedgwood items listed in http://www.ebay.com/. Also, you can check the inventory at http://www.replacements.com/; however, keep in mind that their prices are a little on the high side.
Here are two other websites that have additional information:
http://www.thepotteries.org/features/wedgwood.htm
www.thepotteries.org/mark/w/wedgwood-date.html
You can type in “Wedgwood Jasperware” in your search bar and you will find several more sites to explore, including individual stores with pictures and prices.
Penny
http://www.pennyspantry.net/
http://pennyspantry.blogspot.com/
http://www.myspace.com/pennyspantry
douglasb@tds.net
P.S. Here are my web stores—
