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Jasper Dip was invented by the highly-esteemed Wedgewood Company of Britain in the late 18th century, and is a process in which jasperware is “dipped” only partially into a colored metallic oxide, staining only the surface of the pottery. Also known as Wedgewood Ware after its producer, this process was first used by Mr. Wedgewood himself to prevent and minimise the staining that was occurring with solid jasperware, by using it on the lighter parts of the jasper so as not to bleed into the natural pottery color. It eventually went on to become a technique in itself, where it was used in both utilitarian and ornamental pottery-wares ranging from jardinieres to milk jugs and teapots.
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Jasper dip was used extensively until the use of “solid jasper”, in which the entire object is covered by the oxide which gives it the typical metallic colour as opposed to simply the external surface, came back into fashion. It was still nonetheless very popular alongside its more “puritan” counterpart, with production of fine jasperware in the jasper dip style carrying on until past World War Two. Its waxy luster and smooth surface were considered somewhat diluted as production methods changed over time, but the product remained greatly the same until the post-WW2 jasperware style came into being.
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