Spode 18thc Pearlware Pottery Vase Blue Transfer 11.5cm Antique c1780s English

Antique pearlware vase. Decorated with blue transfer pattern , pearlware glaze and brown rim. Made c1780s - 1800. Attributed to Spode England. 

Measures 4 & 1/2" or 11.5cm height, and 3 & 7/8" or 10cm rim diameter. 

The condition is good overall for the age, inspection found a flat chip on the underside of the outer rim. There is a small loss to the foot rim body. There is a very small loss to the glaze on the body which shows the ceramic beneath , otherwise no further chips cracks or restoration. 

Pearlware is a type of ceramic developed in the late 18th century, primarily by Josiah Wedgwood in 1779. It is a refined earthenware with a whitish body and a bluish-tinted glaze, achieved by adding small amounts of cobalt to the glaze mixture.

Pearlware was created as a cheaper alternative to porcelain, offering a delicate appearance while remaining affordable. It became popular for tableware and decorative pieces throughout the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Many Staffordshire potters produced pearlware, often decorated with blue-painted designs or transfer prints.