Figure of a Cat

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Figure of a Cat

Datec. 1790–1800

Made inEngland

MediumLead-glazed earthenware (pearlware) with colored glazes

Dimensions3 3/8 in. height (8.6 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.71.97

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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.
Provenance[Helen McGehee Antiques, Palm Beach, Florida]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, September 22, 1971; given to MFAH, 1971.

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