Figure of a Lion

Figure of a Lion

Public Domain

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Figure of a Lion
Datec. 1790–1800
Made inEngland
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (pearlware)
Dimensions3 3/8 × 4 × 2 1/2 in. (8.6 × 10.2 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.70.4
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionIn the 1770s, seeking to further refine cream-colored earthenware, Josiah Wedgwood developed a whiter clay body and added cobalt to the lead glaze formula to counteract its natural yellowish tint. The greater whiteness gave the ware a closer resemblance to porcelain, especially when decorated with blue. Many potteries produced pearlware, as it came to be called, using a variety of techniques to decorate it.
Provenance[James and Evelyn Wilcoxen, Henniker, New Hampshire]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, August 7, 1967; given to MFAH, 1970.

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