Jasperware Jasperware Jasperware, or jasper ware, is a type of pottery first developed by Josiah Wedgwood in the 1770s. Usually described as stoneware, it has an unglazed matt "biscuit" finish and is produced in a number of different colours, of which the most common and best known is a pale blue that has become known as Wedgwood Blue. Relief decorations in contrasting colours (typically in white but also in other colours) are characteristic of jasperware, giving a cameo effect. The reliefs are produced in moulds and applied to the ware as sprigs. After several years of experiments, Wedgwood began to sell
Weller Pottery Grant divorced from Weller’s daughter Ethel, Weller's other son-in-law, Irvin Smith, (married to Louise) became president from 1933−1937. By 1935, freehand decoration had ended at Weller Pottery; from 1935−1948, Weller produced simplified embossed lines. From 1937−1948, Walter Hughes, a ceramic engineer and former employee at American Encaustic Tiling Company, was Weller Pottery’s last president. During 1947−1948, Essex Wire Corporation acquired a controlling share in Weller, closing the pottery in 1948. Woodcraft 1920−1933 Hudson 1920's−mid 1930s Voile early 1920s−1938 Alvin 1928 Glendale through the 1920s Silvertone through the 1920s Ceramic art Weller Pottery In 1872, Samuel A. Weller founded Weller Pottery