Bottle

In 1672, John Dwight set up a pottery in Fulham. He became the first Englishman to make stoneware, produced by firing clay at very high temperatures. He copied ‘Cologne ware’, a German stoneware that was imported into England. In 1676, the Glass Sellers’ Company agreed to buy the whole of his stoneware production for three years. In the 1970s, excavations at Fulham revealed the extent of Dwight’s wares and experiments.

This salt-glazed Fulham stoneware decanter bottle has cordoned rim, globular body and applied medallion with the monogram 'JD'. It was possibly made for John Dwight's personal use. There is a section missing from the body. The fabric is pale and the surface is coated in a reddish brown slip.