Both hands one on the inside and the other on the outside of the clay are free to shape the pot upward from a ball of clay that is thrown and centered on the rotating wheel head. In 16th-century Europe, with the addition of a flywheel separate from the wheel head and mounted in a frame, the potter could control the wheel by kicking the flywheel. A kick bar, or foot treadle, was added in the 19th century. In the 20th century the electric wheel with a variable-speed motor allowed greater and better regulated rotating speed. Mock Chinese blue and white transfer-printed pattern found on English pottery and very rarely on porcelain.
Many variations occur.
Wood The Wood family. X X Class Unmarked English porcelain produced 1785 to 1815. Y Y Class Unmarked English porcelain produced 1795 to 1810. Z Z Class Unmarked English porcelain produced 1800 to 1820. Last revised 19 November 2000.