Definitions for "Jasperware"
A hard fine-grained stoneware decorated with high relief medallions, developed by Wedgwood.
Introduced in 1774 by Josiah Wedgwood and still in production today, this is a vitreous bolored stoneware. It forms the basis of a long tradition by the Wedgwood firm of classically ornamented ceramics with sprigged figures and draped garlands in white relief against the colored ground.
A fine unglazed coloured stoneware perfected by Josiah Wedgwood