The contact information Rob Hunter provided is to our article
“How Creamware Got the Blues: The Origins of China Glaze and Pearlware”
that was published in *Ceramics in America 2001.*  It document how the
Staffordshire potters were producing China Glaze by at least 1775 and that
Wedgwood’s “Pearl White” was just his version of China Glaze that he
introduced in 1779.  Today these wares are referred to as pearlware.  The
article presents some of the events leading up to these wares, such as the
introduction of a furnace for refining cobalt in Staffordshire in 1772, the
movement toward transfer printing in the English porcelain industry that
led to blue painters being sacked and coming to Staffordshire looking for
employment.  The article is very well illustrated with great color
photographs.



            For those not familiar with *Ceramics in America*, you might
want to check it out.  Rob is the editor of the journal that is published
by Chipstone Foundation.  They pay $1,500 for articles and a professional
photographer does the photos.  It is a great journal and speaks to a wide
audience.  Check it out.



Peace,

George L. Miller