Unknown English
Dish

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Maker Unknown English

CultureEnglish

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Dish

Datec. 1770–1780

Made inEngland

MediumLead-glazed earthenware

Dimensions11 1/4 × 14 1/8 in. (28.6 × 35.9 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase

Object numberB.83.8

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Ceramics Study Room

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

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. In 1759, Wedgwood and Thomas Whieldon developed a rich, green glaze for such wares.
Provenance[Milly McGehee Americana, Dallas]; purchased by MFAH, 1983.

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