George Washington chimney ornament, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

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Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, George Washington chimney ornament
Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
early 1800s
George Washington chimney ornament, early 1800s
Where object was made: Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Material/technique: earthenware; enamel
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 1928.1704
Not on display

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Exhibition Label: "Staffordshire Chimney Ornaments from the Nineteenth Century in the Collection of The University of Kansas Museum of Art," Jun-1973, Lea Rosson From the 1840s to the early 1870s, one distinguishing characteristic of Staffordshire chimney ornaments was the use of a blue underglaze. This color was applied after the first firing, and then fired again at a high temperature. It was thus a more permanent color and less liable to chip. The overglaze colors were then applied and fired at a lower temperature. By ca.1870, this process had been largely abandoned in favor of a speedier one which left most of the piece a glazed white.