Teapot Stand

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Teapot Stand
Datec. 1755–1770
Made inEngland
MediumLead-glazed earthenware
Dimensions1 3/8 × 6 1/2 in. diameter (3.5 × 16.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.67.19
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Ceramics Study Room
On view

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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. To create the irregular blotches of color on this stand, the potter sponged the surface of the once-fired ware with a metallic oxide before applying the lead glaze. A second firing to fix the glaze completed the process.
Provenance[Roland E. Jester, St. Louis, Missouri]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, October 18, 1967; given to MFAH, 1967.

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