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Response to a market: Dating english underglaze transfer-printed wares

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At the end of the 18th century, the Staffordshire pottery industry began transfer printing designs on refined earthenwares. Gaining immediate acceptance from both the British and American markets, printed earthenwares remained immensely popular until the mid-19th century. Hundreds of printed patterns were produced, and these patterns formed distinctive decorative styles based on central motifs and borders. Using characteristics of datable, marked vessels as a database, this study establishes a chronology for dating printed earthenwares based on decorative styles and color.

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Samford, P.M. Response to a market: Dating english underglaze transfer-printed wares. Hist Arch 31, 1–30 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03373600

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