Willow Border Ring

Historical Information

Type; Blue and White

Fabric; Earthenware

Dale: 19th Century

Find Location: Essex, UK

Extra information:

This ring features a very small sherd of the willow patterns Nankin border.

Blue & white ceramics have been produced in China for many years. In the early 19th century, the style inspired a production movement in England.

Influential artists like James McNeill Whistler collected these ceramics. The growing middle class also collected the patterns to demonstrate their cultural tastes, & the colour of the Blue & White China was a welcome addition to the typically dark Victorian interior.