Flow Blue Mudlarked Stud Earrings

Historical Information

Type: Flow Blue and White
Fabric: Earthenware
Date: 19th Century
Find Location: Essex, UK
Extra Information:
These sherds are part of two similar light flow blue floral patterns. The main colour of the pottery is white, with the design transferred in blue. These two similar pieces were found within a metre of each other on the Thames foreshore in Essex.

Blue and white ceramics have been produced in China for many centuries. In the early 19th century, this style inspired a production movement in England. Influential artists such as James McNeill Whistler collected these ceramics, and the growing middle class also purchased blue and white wares to demonstrate their cultural taste. The colour of Blue and White China was a welcome contrast to the typically dark Victorian interior.