Antique Lamps – Blue and White Is Always Right!
Vintage Tins:Antique Lamps – Blue and White Is Always Right!
Why is blue and white so popular? Blue & white has been popular for hundreds of years, with its fresh appeal never being out of fashion. It’s interesting, but when we speak of blue and white, we nearly always think of blue and white “china” i.e., pottery and porcelain. The evolution of this ever popular, blue and white, is a fascinating story….
The Chinese first discovered porcelain during the Tang dynasty, 618 AD – 906 AD. By the mid 14th century, during the Ming dynasty, Jingdezhen had Imperial patronage and was the most important centre for the production of porcelain in the world. It was, in fact, the only place that could produce “true” or, hard paste porcelain.
The “secret” of blue and white is cobalt, a natural mineral ore, then confined to Persia, today’s modern Iran. Persia, or rather, Kashan, located near Tehran, held a monopoly on the valuable cobalt, mined in the low hills surrounding Kashan.
The Persians used cobalt for the decoration of white, tin glazed earthenware and, in fact, Kashan was an important centre for the manufacture and distribution of ceramics throughout the Middle East. Here, we are speaking of a 9th and 10th century world, totally unrecognizable to us today with our instant everything and with every part of the world, just hours away! At this time trade between countries was slow, dangerous and arduous, a trading caravan, typically taking a year for the round trip.
Trading caravans from Persia first introduced the Chinese to Persian cobalt; soon to be know in China as “Persian Blue”, the cobalt ore ground to a fine dark blue to black powder. Chinese potters were excited and thrilled with this new product and trading began in earnest with bolts of pure silk exchanged for small packets of Persian Blue.
This trade between China and Persia undoubtedly propelled the Chinese decoration of ceramics into a new direction, with the first truly blue and white porcelain made around 1290 AD.
It was at this period that ceramic decorators were experimenting, especially with the firing techniques, as the cobalt could be unstable with the effect of over or under firing which is one of the reasons that this very early class of Chinese blue and white painting is sketchy with the blue being washy and rather pale.
The term “hard paste” porcelain really refers to the “hard fire” or, high temperature, requiring kilns capable of raising temperatures up to 1250° C / 2300° F in order for the porcelain to vitrify with the hard, white, translucent result we call porcelain.
Whilst porcelain was in its infancy in China, tin glazed earthenware was being produced throughout the Middle East. This was glazed, (a glassy coat over the surface of a ceramic body), with a lead / tin oxide mix which gave an opaque white ground, perfect as a canvas for decorating with cobalt blue. The wares were painted in typically Islamic style with geometric patterns, stylized palms, Arabic script and flowers. Syria was famous for its beautiful blue and white tiles and Turkey for its stunning blue and white Iznik pottery.
Turkish blue and white is known as “Frit ware” and is believed to have been discovered at Kashan, in Persia. Frit ware was a type of artificial, or “soft paste” porcelain, soft paste referring to a “soft fire” or cooler temperature. Iznik blue and white is freely painted in tones of blue with naturalistic subjects of fruiting vines, birds and animals.
Both the Turks and Persians greatly admired the blue and white porcelain imported from China and many of today’s surviving examples of Frit ware are decorated in Chinese style.
By the early 17th century, blue and white Chinese porcelain was “discovered” by European traders and it was the adventurous, seafaring Portuguese trading fleet that shipped the first cargo of blue and white to Amsterdam. The first recorded shipments were in 1602 and 1604. The Portuguese merchants were shocked to find that their cargo was sold out before they knew it and realised they could sell as much porcelain as they could ship!
Maurice Robertson, principal of The Antique and Vintage Table Lamp Co, has had a lifetime’s association with antique porcelain and pottery, with his commercial experience spanning a period of over 45 years,including valuer to the Australian Government’s Incentive to the Arts Scheme. His long experience with antique ceramics and glass also includes dealing with leading museums and numerous international private collections. He has extended his ceramics expertise into the quality table lamps seen on the company’s site and is well known to local and international interior designers who have included many of his table lamps in their projects. He has also supplied items of national interest to the official Sydney residence of the Australian Prime Minister.
Cyberspace Samurai’s Art From Hacking
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How to Brighten Up Your Home for Less
tin art projects:How to Brighten Up Your Home for Less
Home improvements, redecoration and DIY are all great ways to improve the look, feel and overall ambiance of any house or flat, so it’s no surprise that millions of people undertake a few improvements every year. However, we all know that these types of projects can be very expensive, depending on what it is that you want to do to your home, and so it’s not something that any person should undertake without money or some proper research. So if your home doesn’t need any major work and it just needs a little bit of love, here are some tips to help you breathe new life into your home – on a budget.
Home decoration doesn’t always mean that you have to crack open a few tins of garishly-coloured paint, it can be as simple as replacing some tired and worn out curtains, or adding a rug to a room. But the problem that many people have when they attempt to reinvigorate the look of their home is that they think they need to completely redecorate or even gut the room that they want to redecorate, however, it’s important to get out of this mindset, and think minimal-especially when you don’t have any money. A good starting point is to clear out the room and give it a good clean before you even think about redecorating, see what junk or clutter you can move to another room, or even get rid of, and regard the now empty room as a blank canvas of sorts. Look at all the aspects of the room, such as whether it gets a lot of natural light, if it doesn’t, then look into getting a free standing lamp or two to stand in some of the darker corners of the room. If you’d really like to give it a fresh coat of paint, then consider having a feature wall in the room, such as a wall that’s a different colour than the rest, or perhaps put some colourful wallpaper on one side of the room to really make a stylish and contemporary statement that visitors to your home will simply adore.
Making slight changes like this don’t have to cost the earth, and always remember that the devil really is in the detail, so always be on the lookout for great items for your home, such as wall art, and even rugs – because these will probably cost a lot less than completely redecorating your home.
Tyler Morton is an avid blogger. He focuses on consumer goods in the UK market.
Everything About Ceiling Tile
vintage tin:Everything About Ceiling Tile
Ceiling tile has many types, which are made of different kinds of materials and provide several functions. Acoustic ceiling tile is one of the types of ceiling tiles that is used for sound reduction and soundproofing purposes. Acoustic ceiling tile is made of spun mineral wool fiber that is combined with starch, which is in charge for soundproofing.
Tin ceilings tiles are made of different kinds of metals such as steel, copper, tin and brass. Usually, the metal is in big rolls, which has different designs. Tin ceilings tiles are used for commercial and residential structures. It can be found in its original form or as a new product, which imitates the elegance and the charm of the older appearance. Some people such as homeowners, artists, crafters and collectors are fonder of ceiling tiles that are in their original forms.
Another type of ceiling tile is the antique ceiling tile, which is popularly used today for wall décor, artworks, and decorative accessories and for renovating projects for homes. Antique ceiling tile is ornate, beautiful, charming and elegant that attracts many people.
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Record Of Xmas Ornaments
Earlier, Christmas tree was decorated by edible ornaments such as fruits, candies, cakes, cookies and nuts. These were placed nicely to decorate the tree. In accordance with folklores, it was Germans, who first decorated The Christmas tree. This German art stepped in England in Victorian era, when Prince Albert (husband of Queen Victoria) started celebrating Christmas at English royal residency in a way, how he used to celebrate in Germany- his native country. In late nineteenth century, North Americans also started celebrating Christmas with ornamentation of Christmas tree. This was introduced in North America by those Europeans, who immigrated to the American continent. Here, Christmas ornaments became a symbol of affluence and wealth. With times, they grew larger and became more vibrant. Bigger Christmas ornaments were a sign of more wealth while smaller were for poorer people.