Dinner Plate

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CultureEnglish

Titles

Dinner Plate

Datec. 1750–1760

Made inEngland

MediumLead-glazed earthenware (tortoiseshell ware)

Dimensions9 in. diameter (22.9 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.79.77

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Newport Room

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

CERAMICS

DescriptionIn the mid-1700s, English potters developed a light- or cream-colored earthenware body that, when coated with a lead glaze, yielded wares with a glassy, shiny surface. Josiah Wedgwood continued to refine this pottery, which he later called “Queens’ Ware” because of a commission he received from Queen Charlotte in 1765. Many potteries produced these wares, employing numerous techniques to decorate them. To create the irregular blotches of color on this plate, the potter sponged the surface of the once-fired ware with metallic oxides before applying the lead glaze. A second firing to fix the glaze completed the process.
Provenance[Alfred Neuberger, New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, October 1956; given to MFAH, 1979.

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