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CultureEnglish

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Datec. 1782–1783

Made inEngland

MediumLead-glazed earthenware (creamware)

Dimensions9 × 4 1/2 in. (22.9 × 11.4 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.72.101

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Kilroy Center

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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. This jug commemorates British admirals George Rodney and Samuel Hood, who won a great naval victory over French forces in the Battle of the Saintes in the Caribbean during the American Revolution. To create the jug’s mottled surface, the potter applied various colors of slip—thin liquid clay—and shook the object to mix them into a swirling, marbleized pattern.
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; given to MFAH, 1972.
Exhibition History"A Present from the Staffordshire Potteries," Theta Charity Antiques Show of Houston, George R. Brown Convention Center, September 23–26, 2004.

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