Leeds creamware coffee pot, possibly Melbourne, circa 1770

Leeds creamware coffee pot, possibly Melbourne, circa 1770, of baluster form with long curved moulded twist spout, narrow beaded bands and elegant rope-twist handle with floral palmette terminals; the domed lid surmounted by a moulded rose-spray finial.

Height without lid: 15.5cm. (6 1/8in.); height with lid: 20cm. (7 7/8in.)

Condition: Restoration to lid grip and spout.

Notes:

Creamware is a type of earthenware pottery developed in Staffordshire in the mid-18th century by potters who were looking to create a ceramic more refined and lightweight than saltglazed wares yet more durable and inexpensive than soft-paste porcelain. The refined body and characteristic pale cream colour is the result of combining white clay with calcined flint before firing at around 800 degrees and applying a lead-based glaze. By the 1760s Leeds had emerged as a leading centre for the production of creamware and as the main competitor to Thomas Wedgwood in Staffordshire.

Purchased from David B. Newbon, 56/57 Beauchamp Place London on June 15 1978 Collection of the Countess ABN 200 Reference: English cream-coloured earthenware, Donald C. Towner, Faber & Faber; fig.28-29 p.65-71 (1957).

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