Carlton Ware 'Bleu Royale' Spider's Web Vase
A Carlton Ware 'Bleu Royale' 'spider's Web' vase, 1950s, decoration pattern 4366, body shape 1693K, the exterior with a spider in his web between floral sprays and other insects on a blue ground, the interior with Mother-of-pearl lustre, printed marks and original paper label to the base. Height 10.24 in.
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- Mother-Of-Pearl - Mother-of-pearl, technical name "nacre", is the inner layer of a sea shell. The iridescent colours and strength of this material were widely used in the nineteenth century as an inlay in jewellery, furniture, (especially papier mache furniture) and musical instruments.
In the early 1900s it was used to make pearl buttons. Mother-of-pearl is a soft material that is easily cut or engraved.
Nowadays it is a by-product of the oyster, freshwater pearl mussel and abalone industries. - Lustre Ware - Lustre decoration on ceramics is created by painting a thin deposit of metal oxide such as gold, silver or copper onto the surface, and then firing the item again, so that metal oxide forms a thin film on the surface. The finished effect is a shiny metallic surface. The technique was used in the 19th century by potteries such as Crown Devon, Grimwades, Maling, and Royal Doulton. However the best known use was by Wedgwood for its Fairyland lustre.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- Carlton Ware (England), colourway
- Carlton Ware (England), item types - vases and ewers 318
- Carlton Ware (England), patterns
