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RERAMIC STUDIO 
ttroup of Black Egyptian Ware or Basaltes made by Josiah Wedgwood prev 
s to 1795. In the Pel 
while the ground is of the characteristic light blue 
tint of some of the old Wedgwood pieces. In 
the absence of glazing (which occurs only in the 
interior of the bowl), with the peculiar tone of the 
coloring and the decorative treatment, it might 
readily be mistaken for a boldly modeled piece of 
Jasper from the Etruria pottery. 
The reproductions, imitations and forgeries 
(for there is a difference) which have been re- 
ferred to in this paper are mainly of two classes: 
the blue and white jasper, and the black Egyp- 
tian or basaltes ware ; the copyists do not appear 
to have produced the Jasper in the variety of 
colors employed by Wedgwood. In the fine 
and representative collection of genuine marked 
pieces in the Bloomfield Moore collection of the 
Pennsylvania Museum are found examples with 
decorations in yellow, pale sage green, pink or 
rose, and grounds of light and dark blue, green, 
and combinations of these tints. A group of 
these pieces in various colors is here shown. 
For purpose of comparison five examples of 
the black basaltes ware of Josiah Wedgwood, from the Pennsylvania Museum 
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•oup of W< iltnvood Jasper Wan 
aade previous to 1795. In the Pennsylvania Mu 
collection, are also reproduced. 
PEN WIPERS IN 
BURNT LEATHER 
ALICE B. SHARRARD 
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