Teapot
Manufacturer
Wedgwood Factory
(English, founded 1759)
Dateca. 1780-1785
MediumStoneware with enamel
DimensionsOverall: 5 inches (12.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Burnap
Object number41-23/275 A,B
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Gallery LabelDeveloped by Wedgwood just after 1770, this stoneware was named caneware, and was meant to look like cane or bamboo. Decorated with boys at play with grapes and feathers, this teapot is also embellished with deep blue enamel.
Hailed as the father of English potters, Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) augmented his third-generation potter's experience with artistic creativity, innovative marketing, progressive manufacturing techniques and astute business acumen to become the leading potter of the late 18th century. Wedgwood began a partnership with Thomas Whieldon and then in 1759 established his own business, which has survived as an international company to the present day. Although Wedgwood is chiefly known for his 1775 development of jasperware-refined stoneware of solid color with molded, applied decoration-the objects in this case attest to the wide variety of Wedgwood ceramics, whose popularity has endured for more than two centuries.
Hailed as the father of English potters, Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) augmented his third-generation potter's experience with artistic creativity, innovative marketing, progressive manufacturing techniques and astute business acumen to become the leading potter of the late 18th century. Wedgwood began a partnership with Thomas Whieldon and then in 1759 established his own business, which has survived as an international company to the present day. Although Wedgwood is chiefly known for his 1775 development of jasperware-refined stoneware of solid color with molded, applied decoration-the objects in this case attest to the wide variety of Wedgwood ceramics, whose popularity has endured for more than two centuries.
Mr. Frank P. (1861-1957) and Mrs. Harriet C. (1866-1947) Burnap, Kansas City, MO by 1941;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1941.
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