Teapot

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Teapot

Datec. 1765–1780

Made inEngland

MediumLead-glazed earthenware (creamware)

Dimensions5 9/16 × 7 1/2 × 4 13/16 in. (14.1 × 19.1 × 12.2 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.56.23.A,.B

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Massachusetts Room

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Bayou Bend

Object Type

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[Eleanor Sawyer Antiques, Charlestown, New Hampshire]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, June 8, 1956; given to MFAH, by 1966.

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