Teapot (part of a tea and coffee service)

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Teapot (part of a tea and coffee service)

Datec. 1765–1780

Made inEngland

MediumLead-glazed earthenware (creamware)

Dimensions4 3/4 × 7 3/8 × 2 5/8 in. (12.1 × 18.7 × 6.7 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.56.20.5.A,.B

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Queen Anne Sitting Room

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Bayou Bend

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CERAMICS

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.
Exhibition History[The Voyage of Life], Houston Public Library, Houston TX, Jesse Jones (Central) Branch, February 1–27, 1994; Tuttle Branch, March 1–27, 1994; Heights Branch, March 29–April 24, 1994; Robinson-Westchase Branch, April 26–May 22, 1994; Smith Branch, May 24–June 19, 1994.

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