Miniature tazza

Whieldon type

third quarter 18th century

Miniature tazza by Whieldon type

Medium

Lead-glazed earthenware

Dimensions

Height: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); Diameter: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)

Classification

Ceramics-Pottery

Culture

British, Staffordshire

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Garbat, 1961

Accession Number

61.107.130

About the Artist

Whieldon type

**Whieldon Type: Pioneers of Colorful Staffordshire Earthenware** Whieldon type pottery represents the work of anonymous Staffordshire potters active in Britain during the mid-18th century, roughly 1740–1770, who produced innovative lead-glazed earthenwares that brought vibrant color and whimsy to everyday tableware and ornaments. Emerging from the fertile pottery district of Staffordshire, these...

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