Cup (one of a pair)

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Cup (one of a pair)
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Cup (one of a pair)
Datec. 1790–1810
Made inEngland
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (pearlware) with underglaze cobalt blue
Dimensions2 3/8 × 3 3/16 in. diameter (6 × 8.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Price
Object numberB.89.15.1
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Mcintire Bedroom
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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.
Provenance[W. M. Schwind, Jr. Antiques and Fine Art, Yarmouth, Maine]; purchased by MFAH, 1989.

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