Sugar Bowl

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Sugar Bowl
Datec. 1825–1840
Made inEngland
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (spatterware)
Dimensions4 × 4 × 3 1/2 in. (10.2 × 10.2 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.71.24.A,.B
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Folk Art Room
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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. Sponge-decorated wares such as this cup were popular in the second quarter of the 1800s.
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