Plate

Plate

second half 18th century

Tin-glazed earthenware was produced in the Netherlands and called Delftware. It was made by immersing a low-temperature fired, porous object in a liquid glaze to which tin oxide had been added. The ware was then decorated with a color, such as cobalt blue, that required a high-temperature firing. This final firing fused the color and glaze to the ceramic body making the piece impervious to liquids and giving the ware an opaque white appearance.

Delftware, earthenware with blue and white tin-glaze

2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)

Diam.: 13 3/8 in.

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

49.28

Photo: Beth Mann

Not currently on view

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