Enoch Wood & Sons
Saucer

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Maker Enoch Wood & Sons(British, 1818–1846)British, 1818–1846

CultureEnglish

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Saucer

Datec. 1800–1846

Made inEngland

MediumLead-glazed earthenware (pearlware) witth overglaze enamel

Dimensions1 3/8 × 6 in. diameter (3.5 × 15.2 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.74.31.2

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.
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; given to MFAH, 1974.

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