Tea Bowl

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CultureEnglish

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Tea Bowl

Datec. 1760–1770

Made inLeeds, England

MediumLead-glazed earthenware (tortoiseshell ware)

Dimensions1 11/16 × 3 5/16 in. diameter (4.3 × 8.4 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.56.79.1

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

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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. To create the irregular blotches of color on this cup, the potter sponged the surface of the once-fired ware with metallic oxides before applying the lead glaze. A second firing to fix the glaze completed the process.
Provenance[Teina Baumstone, New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, October 18, 1956; given to MFAH, by 1966.

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