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Cream Pot or Creamer (part of a tea and coffee service)

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Cream Pot or Creamer (part of a tea and coffee service)
Datec. 1765–1780
Made inEngland
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (creamware)
Dimensions4 × 4 × 2 1/4 in. (10.2 × 10.2 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.56.20.3
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Queen Anne Sitting 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. Naturalistic fruit and vegetable forms such as cauliflowers and pineapples became popular during the third quarter of the 1700s.
Provenance[Ginsburg & Levy, New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, June 8, 1956; given to MFAH, by 1966.
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