Teapot

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Public Domain

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Teapot
Datec. 1830–1850
Made inEngland
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (pearlware) with overglaze enamel
Dimensions5 1/2 × 4 1/4 × 3 in. (14 × 10.8 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.58.72.1.A,.B
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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.
Provenance[Marguerite Thomas, New Haven, Connecticut]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, October 2, 1958; given to MFAH, 1958.

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