Creamware partnership between Thomas Whieldon and Josiah Wedgwood from 1754 to 1759, moulded creamware in a variety of forms was developed, especially in collaboration with the talented block-cutter William Greatbatch, who produced a variety of Cauliflower, Pineapple, Fruit Basket and other popular wares. There was considerable inventiveness of form and the use of moulds allowed both greater complexity and ease of mass-production. Combined with increasingly sophisticated decorative techniques, creamware quickly became established as the preferred ware for the dinner table amongst both middle and upper classes. Creamware during the 18th century was decorated in a variety of ways: The early process
Goshogawara Sue Pottery Kiln Site Sue pottery was produced, marking it as the northernmost known site at which this type of pottery was produced. The pottery produced from the site has been found in Akita, Iwate and Hokkaidō, indicating ongoing trade across the Tsugaru Strait from the earliest times. Goshogawara Sue Pottery Kiln Site The location of the site is approximately 15 kilometers southeast of the center of present-day Goshogawara, on a small hill on a tributary of the Maedano River. There are 40 kilns at the site, 13 of which are in good preservation and which qualified for protection as a National Historic Site.