Blue Border Mudlarked Pottery Earrings

Historical Information

Type: Blue and White Border
Fabric: Earthenware
Date: 1960s
Find Location: Essex, UK

Extra Information:

These sherds are part of two white and blue line border patterns. On these sherds, the main colour is white and the pattern is transferred in blue. These two pieces were found close by on the Thames foreshore in Essex.

Blue and white ceramics have been produced in China for many centuries. In the early 19th century, the style inspired a production movement in England. Influential artists like James McNeill Whistler collected these ceramics. The growing middle class also collected the patterns to demonstrate their cultural tastes, and the colour of blue and white china was a welcome addition to the typically dark Victorian interior.

The findings on these earrings are Stainless Steel and the piece of pottery is coated in resin for protection and preservation.