Teapot

Teapot

Public Domain

Teapot
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Teapot
Datec. 1756–1762
Made inEngland
MediumSalt-glazed stoneware with enamels
Dimensions4 3/8 × 4 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (11.1 × 10.8 × 19.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.71.107.A,.B
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Kilroy Center
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionGerman and Dutch potters introduced the technique of making salt-glazed stoneware to England in the seventeenth century. Durable and hygienic, salt-glazed stoneware gained great popularity in the eighteenth century, eventually surpassing that of delftware. While English potters made salt-glazed stoneware with various body colors and decorated it with colored slips and enamels, much was white with molded decoration and sometimes with elaborate piercings. This teapot commemorates Frederick II of Prussia, who became an important ally of Britain in the Seven Years’ War (1756–1763).
Provenance[Ginsburg & Levy, New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, January 29, 1962; given to MFAH, 1971.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on band, above bust of Frederick the Great: Fred.Prussia Rex
[no marks]

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