Wedgwood Embossed Queen’s Ware Celadon on Cream

Description

A dreamy collection of shell edge embossed Queen’s Ware celadon on cream dishes from Wedgwood.

Queen’s ware (or queensware) dishes, branded such after Josiah Wedgwood sold a set of creamware to Queen Charlotte, is a type of pale earthenware pottery meant to imitate porcelain. By 1768 Wedgwood perfected a whiter more durable creamware and became renowned for its success.

Wedgwood’s creamware lent itself to a variety of decorative techniques in the 18th century, including sprigging which is a relief molded design applied to the surface. The grape leaf ivy garland around the lip of the plates is such a design, and referred to as embossed in the maker’s marks. This particular pattern did not originate until the 1930s and was discontinued in the 1980s.

Available:

4 BB plates 6.5″D

6 Dinner plates 10.5″D

8 Teacups with saucers 6″D

All excellent condition with 2 dinner plates having some slight crazing in wells, see last photo.