Importation of Chinese porcelain into Europe provided a great catalyst for experimentation in the quest for the secret of making porcelain. The Quest for Chinese-Style Porcelain in England This paper explores what led to the development of China glaze, and how its name disappeared from general usage until the mid-twentieth century. The other Staffordshire potters, however, called this ware “China glaze” and appear to have begun producing it as early as 1775.
It is generally known by the term “pearlware,” a name adopted from Josiah Wedgwood’s Pearl White, which he introduced in 1779.
One of the most common earthenwares found on American archaeological sites dating from the 1780s until the 1830s has a bluish tint to its glaze.
How Creamware Got the Blues: The Origins of China Glaze and Pearlware
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