A handle-less cup and saucer that is white, brown, and green in color.
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Unknown Maker, English

Tortoiseshell Ware Tea Bowl and Saucer

Maker

Unknown Maker, English

Culture

English

Title

Tortoiseshell Ware Tea Bowl and Saucer

Year

ca. 1750-1765

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

clay products

Geography

Place Made: Whieldon

Dimensions

4.9 cm (1 15/16 inches) (height) cup

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Mr. Charles L. Pendleton

Object Number

04.227

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

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

Label copy

Tea plants are expensive to produce: they must grow for three years before they are ready for harvest, and even then only the top inch or two of the plant is picked. The costly nature of this commodity is seen in the especially small scale of teapots made in the 1700s (the size of which increased in the 1800s) and the use of tea caddies designed for secure and proper storage.

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, English
Tortoiseshell Ware Tea Bowl and Saucer, ca. 1750-1765
Earthenware with glaze
4.9 cm (1 15/16 inches) (height) cup
Bequest of Mr. Charles L. Pendleton 04.227

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