Large Saltglaze Stoneware Charger England Mid-18th Century Circa 1765
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Large Saltglaze Stoneware Charger England Mid-18th Century Circa 1765

$1,280.00

George Washington considered stoneware a fashionable and practical choice for his table.
This charger is true Americana!
On September 28, 1757, the first of several shipments from Thomas Knox, an agent in Bristol, was sent to Washington.”
Made in England circa 1765, this large saltglaze charger is crisply molded in the Cartouche/Diaper pattern.
It is a beautiful example of the type of pottery that was popular in Colonial America.
The combination of calcinated flint and Devonshire clay, which was used to make the charger, was a game-changer for English saltglaze stoneware as it resulted in a whiter, less brown color.
Saltglaze stoneware shards in this Cartouche/Diaper pattern were recovered archaeologically in Colonial Williamsburg.

Dimensions: 16.5″ diameter x 1.25′ deep

Condition: Excellent with minimal original firing anomalies

See Salt-Glazed Stoneware in Early America J E Skerry and S Fndlen Hood pg 140.
For images and more details, see Salt-Glazed Stoneware in Early America by J E Skerry and S Fndlen Hood, pp. 233 and 136.

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Background of Saltglaze stoneware

The term “stoneware” is generally applied to pottery that withstood a high oven temperature of 1200-1400 centigrade such that the body has vitrified and become impervious to liquids. This ware was known as “saltglaze” because of the way it was glazed. The potters threw salt into the kilns at high fire, resulting in a finished product with a sheen and a texture much like an orange peel.

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