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It seems to have no parallels in glass, however.<br><br><b>People</b><br>John Dwight (born about 1633, died 1703), founder of the Fulham Pottery, London, was constantly attempting to refine his stoneware and raise its status. In this rare example of 'marbled porcellane', which was covered in his second patent of 1684, he (or most probably a potter under his supervision) exploited the possibilities of integrating a band of stained clays into the body of the pot. Although Dwight's pottery was fairly successful, his pioneering fine stonewares could never compete with the increasing import of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain.<br><br><b>Materials & Making</b><br>The techniques of using  marbled clay bands and small brass moulds to apply contrasting 'sprigged' decoration (sprigging involved pressing wet clay into fired-clay moulds to  produce designs in relief)  was not taken up in Staffordshire until about 40 years later. Whether or not they copied Dwight's early experiments is not known.","physicalDescription":"Bottle, salt-glazed \"marbled\" stoneware with applied white decoration including birds, snails and a bust of William & Mary.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Dwight, John","id":"A8355"},"association":{"text":"maker","id":"AAT251917"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"stoneware","id":"x30197"},{"text":"salt glaze","id":"AAT48635"}],"techniques":[{"text":"marbling","id":"AAT53812"},{"text":"glazing","id":"AAT53914"},{"text":"sprigged","id":"x44239"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Salt-glazed stoneware with applied marbling and sprig-moulded decoration","categories":[{"text":"Stoneware","id":"THES48890"},{"text":"British Galleries","id":"THES48985"},{"text":"Ceramics","id":"THES48982"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"CER","id":"THES48594"},"images":["2006AW2494","2006BC8941","2006BB1762","2006AM2588","2006AM2587","2017JU9093"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"56D","id":"THES49242"},"free":"","case":"CA13","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Wine bottle","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Fulham","id":"x28867"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"ca. 1690","earliest":"1685-01-01","latest":"1694-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Bequeathed by Mr Wallace Elliot","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"17.2","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"10.3","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Depth","value":"10.6","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Dimensions checked: measured; 15/07/1999 by DW","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"Applied with a large letter 'C'","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":"A8877"},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":""}],"objectHistory":"London, Sotheby's, 12/02/1931. From the Bryan T. Harland Collection.\r\n\r\nProbably the \"marbled porcellane\" of John Dwight's second patent of 1684. Made in Fulham, London at the factory of John Dwight, (born in Todenham, Gloucestershire, about 1633, died in Fulham, near London, 1703)\n\nHistorical significance: These experimental agate wares with contrasting white sprig-moulded decoration were unlike anything made in Europe at the time.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Bottle, salt-glazed \"marbled\" stoneware with applied white decoration including birds, snails and a bust of William & Mary. Made by John Dwight at Fulham, about 1690.","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"Hildyard, Robin. European Ceramics. 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Unlike this imported lead-glazed flask, whith its white slip marbling, Dwight's fine stonewares were decorated with subtle inlaid marbling, as well as applied Chinoiserie ornament.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["C.101-1938"],"accessionNumberNum":"101","accessionNumberPrefix":"C","accessionYear":1938,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LR3001","2019LP2791","2019LV6499"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-06-24","recordCreationDate":"1999-07-14","availableToBook":false}}