Teapot

Teapot

Public Domain

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Teapot
Datec. 1820–1850
Made inEngland
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (pearlware)
Dimensions5 1/2 × 10 3/4 in. (14 × 27.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.72.109.10
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
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. The rounded oval form of this teapot echoes the profiles of silver examples from the early 1800s.
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; given to MFAH, 1972.

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