Tea Bowl

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Tea Bowl

Datec. 1825–1840

Made inEngland

MediumLead-glazed earthenware (spatterware)

Dimensions2 3/4 × 4 1/8 in. diameter (7 × 10.5 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.70.38.1

Non exposé

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Bayou Bend

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CERAMICS

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. Sponge-decorated wares such as this cup were popular in the second quarter of the 1800s.
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; given to MFAH, 1970.

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