Teacup

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Teacup
Datec. 1850–1875
Made inBurslem, England
MediumLead-glazed earthenware with transfer print
Dimensions2 3/4 × 3 5/8 in. diameter (7 × 9.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.57.99
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Texas Room
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Description

In Staffordshire, England, the potter James Beech (active 1834–44) in response to the Texas Revolution (1835–36) first produced the pattern called “Texian Campaigne” about 1837. Two other makers continued to produce the pattern through the years of Mexican-American War of 1846 to 1848 and beyond. This china bears the marks for Thomas Walker (active 1844–52) and later Anthony Shaw (active 1853–c. 1856).

Texian Campaigne china shows romanticized images of these two wars. The Staffordshire potteries maintained an extensive archive of transfer prints. In fact, the border patterns that appear on the ware are believed to have been adapted from the pattern “Napoleon” by the potter Charles James Mason, depicting scenes of the Napoleonic campaigns (B.2005.4). Transfer colors on Texian Campaigne were offered in brown, red, green, purple, black, and blue. The designs were applied to a multitude of forms, including plates, platters, teacups, saucers, pitchers, and even barber bowls. During her lifetime, Miss Ima Hogg assembled an extensive collection of Texian Campaigne china of more than 125 pieces.


Provenance[John Martin, Woodstock, Virginia]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, December 3, 1957; given to MFAH, by 1966.

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