Teapot and Cover
ca. 1800-1810 (made)
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This teapot shows a 'marbled' decoration. This was achieved by applying different coloured slips (liquid clay) to an earthenware body. The slips could then be worked through, such as by dragging a comb, to create patterning. With this teapot the slip appears to have been brushed on.
In appearance marbled wares are similar to earlier agate-ware. Agate-ware involved wedging different coloured clays together to form the body. The patterning was therefore solid throughout rather than being a marbled covering. Agate-ware was more time-consuming and expensive to perfect than surface marbling and was mainly produced during the early to mid eighteenth century, whereas marbling continued into the early nineteenth century.
In appearance marbled wares are similar to earlier agate-ware. Agate-ware involved wedging different coloured clays together to form the body. The patterning was therefore solid throughout rather than being a marbled covering. Agate-ware was more time-consuming and expensive to perfect than surface marbling and was mainly produced during the early to mid eighteenth century, whereas marbling continued into the early nineteenth century.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware |
| Brief description | Teapot and cover, earthenware with surface 'marbled' decoration, Staffordshire, about 1800-10. |
| Physical description | Teapot, earthenware with surface 'marbled' decoration and painted green band around body rim. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Production | Painted green band helps to date this object to early nineteenth century rather than late eighteenth century |
| Summary | This teapot shows a 'marbled' decoration. This was achieved by applying different coloured slips (liquid clay) to an earthenware body. The slips could then be worked through, such as by dragging a comb, to create patterning. With this teapot the slip appears to have been brushed on. In appearance marbled wares are similar to earlier agate-ware. Agate-ware involved wedging different coloured clays together to form the body. The patterning was therefore solid throughout rather than being a marbled covering. Agate-ware was more time-consuming and expensive to perfect than surface marbling and was mainly produced during the early to mid eighteenth century, whereas marbling continued into the early nineteenth century. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.366A-1923 |
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| Record created | February 2, 2009 |
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