14/1980-3-1

Collection

Ceramics

Brief description

Salt-glazed stoneware bowl with overglaze enamel decoration of flowers in pink, red, yellow, green and blue, probably made in Staffordshire c.1760.

Object name

bowl
tea bowl

Object number

14/1980-3-1

Production date

c.1760 (manufactured)

Production place

Staffordshire (manufactured)

Period

Georgian (1714-1837)

Material

salt glaze
stoneware
enamel

Technique

salt glazed
enamelled
fired

Physical description

Salt-glazed stoneware bowl with overglaze enamel decoration of sprays of pink, red, blue and yellow flowers with green leaves. The inside of the bowl is painted with a stylised flower with a yellow centre and four pink petals, and a red ring painted around the rim. The base of the bowl is maked with an 'X' painted in red.

Dimensions

Diameter: 8cm
Height: 3.8cm

Website keywords

tea, coffee and chocolate drinking
serving drink

Label

Label text for ‘A taste of China’ case, Information Bay 3, Geffrye Museum, 2010:
Teapot, about 1750
Tea bowl and saucer, about 1750
Salt-glazed stoneware
The first teapots used in Europe were the small porcelain or earthenware ones used by the Chinese themselves. When demand for tea continued to grow, ceramic tea wares began to be made in Europe. As tea became more affordable, teapots increased in size.