{"product_id":"wedgwood-jasper","title":"Wedgwood Jasper","description":"\u003cp\u003eJasper was not only the outstanding invention of Josiah Wedgwoods life as a potter; it was also the most significant innovation in ceramics since the discovery of porcelain by the Chinese some nine hundred years earlier. It has been by far the most avidly collected of all Wedgwood wares from the eighteenth century until the present day and is still the style by which the firm is most readily recognized throughout the world. It continues to be produced in the 1990s  the classical foundations of its original style having helped to give it a longer life than any other ornamental pottery or porcelain. This study is drawn from Robin Reillys massive and highly acclaimed two-volume history of the Wedgwood firm and its production (1989). In a specially written Part I  he provides a brief but clear narrative chronology of the firm and its principal products. In Parts 2 and 3  he presents a uniquely comprehensive and fully documented account of every aspect of jaspers long history. Complete with over 600 illustrations  each with a detailed description  and invaluable appendices on Wedgwood trademarks  cameos  intaglios  medals  medallions  tablets  plaques  busts and figures  this is  in every sense  a standard work  which may be considered definitive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44964427300917,"sku":"ByrdShop_0500016240","price":226.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780500016244.jpg?v=1770460758","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/wedgwood-jasper","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}