Tureen in shape of a melon with cover and attached stand
Although Josiah Wedgwood was the most important English producer of creamware, which he improved and marketed as “Queensware,” Leeds Pottery represented an important competitor in the field of creamware made for the table. This lively tureen in the shape of a melon demonstrates the interest that eighteenth-century British consumers had in naturalistic forms rendered in plain, undecorated creamware.
Artwork Details
- Title: Tureen in shape of a melon with cover and attached stand
- Factory: Leeds Pottery (British, Hunslet (Leeds), South Yorkshire, England, ca.1770-1881)
- Date: ca. 1790
- Culture: British, Leeds
- Medium: Creamware (glazed earthenware)
- Dimensions: length: 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
- Credit Line: Partial and Promised Gift of Frances F. Bretter and Leo D. Bretter, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2020
- Object Number: 2020.87.5a, b
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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