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Definition of Jasper ware

Jasper ware
Jasper Jas"per, n. [OE. jaspre, jaspe, OF. jaspre, jaspe, F. jaspe, L. iaspis, Gr. ?; cf. Per. yashp, yashf, Ar. yashb, yasb, yasf, Heb. y[=a]shpheh. Cf. Diaper.] (Min.) An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking with a smooth surface. It admits of a high polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff boxes, etc. When the colors are in stripes or bands, it is called striped or banded jasper. The Egyptian pebble is a brownish yellow jasper. Jasper opal, a yellow variety of opal resembling jasper. Jasper ware, a delicate kind of earthenware invented by Josiah Wedgwood. It is usually white, but is capable of receiving color.

Meaning of Jasper ware from wikipedia

- Jasperware, or jasper ware, is a type of pottery first developed by Josiah Wedgwood in the 1770s. Usually described as stoneware, it has an unglazed matte...
- Look up jasper or jaspers in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jasper is an opaque mineral. Jasper or Jaspers may also refer to: JasPer, a project to create...
- The Jasper A. Ware House, now known as the Wildwood Historic Center, is a historic one-and-a-half-story house in Nebraska City, Nebraska. It was built...
- Cleveland Museum of Art Neoclassical coffee cup with saucer; circa 1790; jasper ware with relief decoration; diameter: 13.6 cm; by the Wedgwood Factory (England);...
- × 57.1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art Covered Wedgwood urn; c.1800; jasper ware with relief decoration; overall: 19.7 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland...
- experiment conducted by Josiah Wedgwood, led to it being used in his 'Jasper ware'; the mineral had previously been considered as worthless. Witherite...
- ancient statues of Athena, most notably the Athena Giustiniani. On a jasper ware vase designed by John Flaxman and produced by the Wedgwood company in...
- although ceramic imitations made po****r by Wedgwood's bi-colored "jasper ware", imitated by others from the late 18th century onward, are far more...
- deep rift basin submerged by marine waters. Jasper conglomerate, which is also denominated "pebble jasper conglomerate", "Saint Joseph Island puddingstone"...
- plaques, cameo brooches and buttons in the distinctive ceramics, notably jasper ware, for which Wedgwood's firm remains well known. The mounts of these articles...