Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1992.15610 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
World Ceramics Collection |
Manufacturer |
Unknown Staffordshire Pottery (1820-1860) |
Title |
Pedestalled Copper Lustreware Pitcher with Peacock and Flower |
Date |
1820-1860 |
Makers Marks |
This piece is unmarked. |
Description |
Lustreware, a type of glazing technique that dates back to the 9th century, was popular in Staffordshire potteries in England during the 19th century. This small pitcher is typical of Staffordshire Lustreware and because many of pieces do not bear a manufacturer's mark, the precise pottery where pieces were manufactured remains unknown. Typically Lustreware features a metallic glaze that is achieved by applying a final overglaze of metallic oxides and firing the ware in a kiln at low temperature in a reduction atmosphere to achieve an iridescent surface. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze, Copper |
Technique |
Cast, Glazed, Hand Decorated |
Height (in) |
4.000 |
Diameter (in) |
3.500 |
Culture |
English |
School |
Victorian |
Place of Origin |
Staffordshire, England |
Credit Line |
Gift of Mrs. Mary Vashti Jones Funk |
People |
Funk, Mrs. Mary Vashti Jones |
Search Terms |
Animals Birds Blue Copper Copper Lustreware England English English Ceramics Flowers Footed Vessels Luster Lustreware Metallic Peacocks Pitchers Staffordshire Pottery Staffordshire, England Victorian World Ceramics |
Location |
On view in the Ayers Gallery, 2nd Floor |