Teapot

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CultureEnglish

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Teapot

Datec. 1755–1765

Possible placeFenton, England

Made inEngland

MediumLead-glazed earthenware (creamware)

Dimensions5 × 8 1/2 in. (12.7 × 21.6 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.61.101.A,.B

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

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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. This teapot combines molded landscape images with irregular blotches of color, which the potter created by sponging 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[Ginsburg & Levy, New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, November 28, 1961; given to MFAH, by 1966.
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