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A good Staffordshire tortoiseshell whieldon type octagonal plate with ribbed
rim, Circa 1765,
These plates are sometimes referred to as Wheildon or Whieldon type wares, the
correct terms is Tortoiseshell ware which have the same body as Creamware, but
were decorated with metallic oxides. When the wares were fired the colours mixed
and produced a streaky or mottled effect. These types of wares were produced
by various manufacturers in the Staffordshire area and should not be referred
to simply as Whieldon. The excavation of Whieldon's factory at Fenton Vivian
uncovered several examples of this type of pottery which made it possible to
attribute only a few wares of tortoiseshell toWhieldon, 22 cms.
See Bergesen's British ceramics (1992) p.60
Condition - No restoration or repair Stock No; 0024