ELLE Decoration (UK)

1774 JASPERWARE CUP AND SAUCER, Staffordsh­ire

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In 1774, pottery pioneer Josiah Wedgwood invented jasper – a biscuitfin­ished, ultra-matt unglazed stoneware. The popular crockery was embellishe­d with reliefs of classical or godly figures.

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