Teapot

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Teapot
Datec. 1755–1765
Made inEngland
Possible placeFenton, England
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (creamware)
Dimensions5 × 8 1/2 in. (12.7 × 21.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.61.101.A,.B
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Ceramics Study Room
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
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. This teapot combines molded landscape images with irregular blotches of color, which the potter created by sponging 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[Ginsburg & Levy, New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, November 28, 1961; given to MFAH, by 1966.
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