Silvered ware. One of the lustre wares. The oxide of platinum is used for making silver lustre. But " silvered ware " is a term which more strictly refers to a beautiful style of decorating a black earthenware body with patterns in dead or burnished silver. In this latter form it was introduced in 1 79 1. An exquisite example in black and silvered ware from the Falcke Collection is given in " Life of Wedgwood," vol. ii. p. 585.
Silvered ware. One of the lustre wares. The oxide of platinum is used for making silver lustre. But " silvered ware " is a term which more strictly refers to a beautiful style of decorating a black earthenware body with patterns in dead or burnished silver. In this latter form it was introduced in 1 79 1. An exquisite example in black and silvered ware from the Falcke Collection is given in " Life of Wedgwood," vol. ii. p. 585.