Saucer

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Saucer

Datec. 1825–1840

Made inEngland

MediumLead-glazed earthenware (spatterware)

Dimensions1 1/4 × 5 3/4 in. diameter (3.2 × 14.6 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.71.29

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Bayou Bend

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CERAMICS

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. Sponge-decorated wares such as this saucer were popular in the second quarter of the 1800s.
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