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14th to 18th Century European Earthenware and Stoneware

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14th to 18th Century European Earthenware and Stoneware

The Gardiner Museum’s holdings highlight important developments in the history of European earthenware from the fourteenth to the eighteenth centuries, including tin-glazed earthenware, English slipware and creamware. Earthenware is the term given to ceramics that have been fired at a comparatively low temperature and have not vitrified. They have opaque bodies and are often glazed to make them impervious to liquids. Different types of earthenwares are given specific names that distinguish their bodies, glazes and decoration.

An important area of focus is tin-glazed earthenware produced in Italy, France and England, where it was known as maiolica, faïence and delftware respectively. Tin-glazed earthenware first appeared in the ninth century in present day Iraq, and involved the addition of ashes of tin to a lead glaze to create an opaque white surface for decoration in emulation of Chinese porcelain. Throughout the next five centuries, knowledge of tin-glazing spread throughout the Middle East and the Mediterranean. The movement of objects and people further prompted its dissemination to Italy, and Northern Europe.

European Earthenware Collections:

English Delftware

English Slipware

Creamware

French Faience

Italian Maiolica

Other European Earthenware and Stoneware

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Charger inscribed 'THOMAS TOFT'
Artist / Maker: Thomas Toft
c.1680-1689
Object number: G87.1.3
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
1705-1715
Object number: G83.1.549.1-2
Dish with scenes from the Abduction of Europa
Artist / Maker: Casa Pirota Workshop
1537
Object number: G83.1.351
Ewer and Basin with Chinoiserie
Artist / Maker: Manufacture de la Veuve Perrin
1750-1800
Object number: G12.14.2a-b
Teapot with "Grand Tartar" decoration
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
c.1740-1744
Object number: G00.5.1a-b
Spittoon
Artist / Maker: Leeds Pottery
c.1775-1820
Object number: G01.9.5
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
c.1750-1790
Object number: G04.18.2
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
Artist / Maker: De Dubbelde Schenkkann
c.1700-1730
Object number: G04.18.32
Coffee Pot and cover with chinoiserie decoration
Artist / Maker: Bayreuth Factory
1730-1740
Object number: G06.3.2a-b
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
Artist / Maker: Delft
1720-1730
Object number: G07.18.9a-b
Milk jug with sprigged grapevine decoration
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
c.1760
Object number: G08.2.1
Orange or Chestnut Basket
Artist / Maker: Wedgwood
c.1775-1785
Object number: G08.2.2a-b
Monteith
Artist / Maker: Wedgwood
1770-1780
Object number: G08.2.3
Pair of shell-form dishes
Artist / Maker: Wedgwood
1770s
Object number: G08.2.4.1-2
Cup and saucer
Artist / Maker: Wedgwood
1770s
Object number: G08.2.5a-b
Miniature candlestick
Artist / Maker: Wedgwood
1770s
Object number: G08.2.6
Curd Mould
Artist / Maker: Wedgwood
1780-1800
Object number: G08.2.7
Pepper Shaker
Artist / Maker: Wedgwood
c.1780s
Object number: G08.2.8
“Night Lamp to Provide Illumination and Conserve Hot Liquids”
Artist / Maker: Wedgwood
c.1790-1820
Object number: G08.2.9a-d
Covered dish with basket-weave design
Artist / Maker: Wedgwood
1790s
Object number: G08.2.10a-b
Tazza (stand for presenting food)
Artist / Maker: Wedgwood
1790s
Object number: G08.2.11
Ladle
Artist / Maker: Wedgwood
c.1800
Object number: G08.2.12
Oval platter with reticulated border
Artist / Maker: Wedgwood
c.1800
Object number: G08.2.13
Oval Platter
Artist / Maker: Wedgwood
c.1810
Object number: G08.2.14