Vintage Stoneware Blue Spongeware Water Cooler Dispenser W/ Lid - $1,800 - (Sylacauga, AL)

Vintage Stoneware Blue Spongeware Water Cooler Dispenser W/ Lid. There are a couple of chips in the lid and there is crazing inside. The art of decorating pottery by hand using sponge printing is nothing new. ... But the technique evolved in Britain during the 19th century, when potteries in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland began to use fine-pored sponges cut into shapes to print simple, coloured patterns on to inexpensive earthenware.

Posted in Sylacauga, AL, Antiques
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