Teapot

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Teapot
Datec. 1775–1785
Possible placeEngland
Possible placeLeeds, England
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (creamware) with transfer print
Dimensions5 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 8 1/4 in. (14 × 14 × 21 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, given in memory of Betty Black Hatchett
Object numberB.85.15.A,.B
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Ceramics Study Room
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Object Type
DescriptionThe process of decorating ceramics by transferring the image from an engraved copper plate was used first in England in the early 1750s. Soft-paste porcelains were the first to be decorated this way, but soon potters were using transfer printing on delftware and creamware.
Provenance[Wynn A. Sayman, Richmond, Massachusetts]; purchased by MFAH, 1985.
Exhibition History

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