A type of stoneware pottery with a cane-colored or tan appearance, popular in the 18th century.
A compound of 'cane' (the color, referring to sugar cane's tan hue) and 'ware' (goods/pottery). This term emerged in English during the Georgian era when Wedgwood and other potters created this distinctive ceramic style.
Pottery collectors get excited about caneware because it represents a specific moment in ceramic history—the 1700s when potters experimented with earth tones and natural colorations before white porcelain dominated. Wedgwood's caneware is still highly valued!
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