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Cup (one of a pair)

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CultureEnglish

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Cup (one of a pair)

Datec. 1790–1810

Made inEngland

MediumLead-glazed earthenware (pearlware) with underglaze cobalt blue

Dimensions2 3/8 × 3 3/16 in. diameter (6 × 8.1 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Price

Object numberB.89.15.2

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Mcintire Bedroom

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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[W. M. Schwind, Jr. Antiques and Fine Art, Yarmouth, Maine]; purchased by MFAH, 1989.

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