Barber's Basin

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CultureEnglish

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Barber's Basin
Shaving Bowl

Datec. 1770–1800

Possible place , England

Possible placeLeeds, England

MediumLead-glazed earthenware (creamware)

Dimensions2 1/4 × 9 9/16 in. diameter (5.7 × 24.3 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Tom Alan Cunningham, Charlie Hall, and Blake Tartt in honor of Gibson Gayle at "One Great Night in November, 1993"

Object numberB.93.22

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Mcintire Bedroom

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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.
Provenance[Wynn A. Sayman, Richmond, Massachusetts]; purchased by MFAH, 1993.

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