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Post by carlos32golf Tue Sep 29, 2015 1:03 pm

Hello all

Can anyone help me with this terracotta jar that I have , looks to be missing a lid .

It seems to have been covered in a green paint as the original glaze underneath is black , I am looking for an approximate age of the jar (or any advice onto how you would tell the age of the pottery)

and maybe some advice onto how to remove the green paint would be great..


Thanks

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Post by Marcusborra Tue Sep 29, 2015 1:55 pm

Looks to me someone has attempted to ruin a real piece of Antique Welsh pottery. Slipware, Blackware Pot possibly made at somewhere like Buckley in Wales.
If the paint could be removed without causing damage the it would look amazing.
Possibly Circa 1800
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Post by Marcusborra Tue Sep 29, 2015 2:18 pm

The upper part of your pot would have been glazed a very dark brown, the same as the glaze on the inside. I notice that the blue paint has started to wear away near the top and if you are lucky and very careful hot soapy water could remove the paint but be gentle and don't apply abrasives, these would damage what could be a nice item.
Try Googling 'Buckley Blackware Pottery', look at images of similar items for how yours should look.
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Post by NaomiM Tue Sep 29, 2015 2:58 pm

I agree with the others and that it's missing a lid

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Post by carlos32golf Tue Sep 29, 2015 3:11 pm

Thank you guys

Very kind with your knowledge as usual...

I will try and remove the green pain 'gently'
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Post by Marcusborra Tue Sep 29, 2015 3:32 pm

The trend on TV to feature programs that improve brown furniture, antiques etc. by over painting them is ruining items that in some cases have survived for many hundreds of years.  
The term "shabby chic" drives me wild. Leave these things alone.
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Post by carlos32golf Wed Sep 30, 2015 12:13 pm

I have managed to remove the paint - so far so good.

It was an easy paint to remove , latex type paint which just peeled off in warm soapy water.

Thanks for the advice

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Post by dantheman Wed Sep 30, 2015 12:30 pm

wow that looks so much better! I will have to look more closely at these 'improved' pots as I usually ignore them

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Post by NaomiM Wed Sep 30, 2015 12:32 pm

Most Excellent

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Post by Marcusborra Wed Sep 30, 2015 1:29 pm

Fantastic find and well done. Don't worry about a lid, if it had one it was probably made of wood. You have turned "shabby chic" into "ANTIQUE"    
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Post by Mordeep Wed Sep 30, 2015 2:40 pm

Wow, what a difference that made.

I have no idea why this fad of shabby s**t continues. Originally it was to convert brown furniture that could not be sold into French country house furniture that people wanted. Now people with no sense are painting and stenciling anything they can find and selling it to people with even less sense. Maybe one day people will wake up and realise there is a charm in having something as the person who made it intended.
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Post by carlos32golf Wed Sep 30, 2015 2:54 pm

Thanks again guys , I knew it had character when I bought it, but I love it even more now it has the original glaze showing.

It is funny how a little bit of history behind the object can make you more attached to it.
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