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William Greatbatch

Creamware Teapot

Maker

William Greatbatch (English, 1735-1813)

Title

Creamware Teapot

Year

1770-1782

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

creamware, paint

Geography

Place Made: Fenton

Dimensions

12.4 cm (4 7/8 inches) (height)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Miss Alice Brownell, Mrs. Ernst R. Behrend and Alfred S. Brownell

Object Number

29.174

Type

Exhibition History

Trading Earth
Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
Apr 09, 2022 – Aug 03, 2025

Label copy

In the 1700s, as European ceramic makers were discovering how to produce porcelain, European ships were sailing in all directions in search of profitable commodities and mapmakers were plotting the locations of their travels. Symbolized by the ceramic bank, countries and private citizens grew wealthy through the trade of foreign resources.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

William Greatbatch (English, 1735-1813)
Creamware Teapot, 1770-1782
Earthenware with transfer print and glaze
12.4 cm (4 7/8 inches) (height)
Gift of Miss Alice Brownell, Mrs. Ernst R. Behrend and Alfred S. Brownell 29.174

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