Teacup

Teacup

Public Domain

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Teacup
Datec. 1815–1830
Made inEngland
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (pearlware) with transfer print and overglaze enamel
Dimensions2 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (5.7 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.63.108.4.1
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Music Room
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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. This teacup features a transfer-printed scene of a fanciful Asian landscape enhanced with bright overglaze enamel colors.
Provenance[Margo Authentic Antiques, St. Louis, Missouri]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg; October 16, 1963; given to MFAH, by 1966.

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Teacup
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c. 1815–1830
Lead-glazed earthenware (pearlware) with transfer print and overglaze enamel
B.63.108.1.1
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c. 1815–1830
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Lead-glazed earthenware (pearlware) with transfer print and overglaze enamel
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scan from file photograph
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c. 1815–1830
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B.63.108.3.2