Purbeck Pottery 10.5" Tall Teapot
~ Medieval ~ Black Matte - Dorset, England
USD $49.00
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Purbeck Pottery was established in 1966 when it first started producing stoneware pottery from its factory in Westbourne, Dorset. For many years it produced a range of tableware and decorative pieces which were designed by Robert Jefferson, who was previously a designer for Poole Pottery. Purbeck Ball Clay has been used for thousands of years, but large-scale commercial extraction began in the middle of the 18th century and continues today. The principal workings were in the area between and . Originally the clay was taken by to on the and the south side of .
At some point during the Earliest Iron Age (800-600 BC), potters working around Poole Harbour and the Isle of Purbeck, in Southeast Dorset, began to use a distinctive recipe of sand and clay to create their vessels. For reasons not yet understood, this fabric and the resultant vessels became very popular, and have been recovered from many Early and Middle Iron Age sites across Dorset. By the middle of the 1st century BC the industry was highly developed, and its products saturated the regional markets. During the 1st century AD, these potters took advantage of the commercial opportunities afforded by the Roman conquest and began supplying the incoming army, locally at first, but by the early 2nd century AD their products, now known as Black-burnished ware, achieved widespread distribution, as far north as the Antonine Wall and southwards onto the Continent. The potters also created vessels for the domestic markets and became one of the most important producers of coarse wares during the Romano-British period.
The Roman conquest appears to have had little influence on the range of forms that were produced. Instead sees the bead-rimmed jars, necked jars and countersunk-handled jars as precursors of the early, Black-burnished ware forms. The industry was well-placed to supply ceramic vessels to the incoming army. The potters produced a very wide range of forms, but perhaps the most commonly made were the everted rim jars, flat-rimmed or flanged bowls and dishes, and plain rimmed dishes, often decorated with burnished lattice or arcs (Figure 1.7). The forms were utilitarian, designed for the preparation, cooking and storage of food - ‘it seems that practically every household had its black-burnished ‘service’ in the kitchen. It has, however, suggested the vessels were probably not used for serving food, with the exception of low status homes or the lower ranks of the army. From the late 1st century AD, Black-burnished ware began to be transported over greater distances in small quantities, but on a much larger scale from the early 2nd century AD. A change in the sourcing for the Roman army in the north, and the movements of the II Augusta legion who were already familiar with the Dorset pottery, have been linked to the widespread distribution of Black burnished ware from Dorset from the 2nd century AD onwards. To see all our listing, visit: Ika's Trains and Collectables Note #1: I will combine shipping for multiple items. Please purchase the items but do *NOT* pay. I will review and calculate shipping as close as to what I have to pay. I will then forward an invoice with the adjusted shipping. If you do pay ahead of this recalculation, I will refund the shipping difference as part of preparing the items for shipment. Note #2: I want you to be happy with your purchase and would appreciate you leaving positive feedback. In the event you are not, please contact me immediately before leaving feedback so we may resolve it. Thank you. Note #3: If not previously stated item(s) come from a smoke-free environment with cats. Note #4: This is a Grandma & Grandpa shop. We have a 4-business day shipping window (this means that if you pay for your order on a Friday, it may not get shipping until the following Thursday). We do combine shipping especially when we are asked about it. If you want combined shipping, please purchase all your items in one order. If you purchase items in more than one order, send us a message so that we know about the additional items and box the orders together. (When items are bought in multiple orders, we do not always notice they were bought by the same person unless we are notified by the buyer.) We refund extra shipping charges when combined shipping is requested. If we ship items separately, we do not issue a shipping refund. For our international customers: YES!! we do combine shipping. The most economical way for you to buy multiple items from us is for you to send us a list of the items you want to buy. Do not purchase them as they are listed!! (This leads to higher than necessary fees & shipping.) Send us a complete list of all the items you want. Then we will cancel the listings for the items and turn them into a special listing just for you (We'll send you the listing named before making it active). It will have your full purchase with the correct shipping box size and weight. This saves you on the international fees & shipping.
At some point during the Earliest Iron Age (800-600 BC), potters working around Poole Harbour and the Isle of Purbeck, in Southeast Dorset, began to use a distinctive recipe of sand and clay to create their vessels. For reasons not yet understood, this fabric and the resultant vessels became very popular, and have been recovered from many Early and Middle Iron Age sites across Dorset. By the middle of the 1st century BC the industry was highly developed, and its products saturated the regional markets. During the 1st century AD, these potters took advantage of the commercial opportunities afforded by the Roman conquest and began supplying the incoming army, locally at first, but by the early 2nd century AD their products, now known as Black-burnished ware, achieved widespread distribution, as far north as the Antonine Wall and southwards onto the Continent. The potters also created vessels for the domestic markets and became one of the most important producers of coarse wares during the Romano-British period.
The Roman conquest appears to have had little influence on the range of forms that were produced. Instead sees the bead-rimmed jars, necked jars and countersunk-handled jars as precursors of the early, Black-burnished ware forms. The industry was well-placed to supply ceramic vessels to the incoming army. The potters produced a very wide range of forms, but perhaps the most commonly made were the everted rim jars, flat-rimmed or flanged bowls and dishes, and plain rimmed dishes, often decorated with burnished lattice or arcs (Figure 1.7). The forms were utilitarian, designed for the preparation, cooking and storage of food - ‘it seems that practically every household had its black-burnished ‘service’ in the kitchen. It has, however, suggested the vessels were probably not used for serving food, with the exception of low status homes or the lower ranks of the army. From the late 1st century AD, Black-burnished ware began to be transported over greater distances in small quantities, but on a much larger scale from the early 2nd century AD. A change in the sourcing for the Roman army in the north, and the movements of the II Augusta legion who were already familiar with the Dorset pottery, have been linked to the widespread distribution of Black burnished ware from Dorset from the 2nd century AD onwards. To see all our listing, visit: Ika's Trains and Collectables Note #1: I will combine shipping for multiple items. Please purchase the items but do *NOT* pay. I will review and calculate shipping as close as to what I have to pay. I will then forward an invoice with the adjusted shipping. If you do pay ahead of this recalculation, I will refund the shipping difference as part of preparing the items for shipment. Note #2: I want you to be happy with your purchase and would appreciate you leaving positive feedback. In the event you are not, please contact me immediately before leaving feedback so we may resolve it. Thank you. Note #3: If not previously stated item(s) come from a smoke-free environment with cats. Note #4: This is a Grandma & Grandpa shop. We have a 4-business day shipping window (this means that if you pay for your order on a Friday, it may not get shipping until the following Thursday). We do combine shipping especially when we are asked about it. If you want combined shipping, please purchase all your items in one order. If you purchase items in more than one order, send us a message so that we know about the additional items and box the orders together. (When items are bought in multiple orders, we do not always notice they were bought by the same person unless we are notified by the buyer.) We refund extra shipping charges when combined shipping is requested. If we ship items separately, we do not issue a shipping refund. For our international customers: YES!! we do combine shipping. The most economical way for you to buy multiple items from us is for you to send us a list of the items you want to buy. Do not purchase them as they are listed!! (This leads to higher than necessary fees & shipping.) Send us a complete list of all the items you want. Then we will cancel the listings for the items and turn them into a special listing just for you (We'll send you the listing named before making it active). It will have your full purchase with the correct shipping box size and weight. This saves you on the international fees & shipping.
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