Minneapolis Institute of Art

Teapot with cover and stand

England (Staffordshire)

Date

c. 1745

Medium

Glazed earthenware (agateware)

Department

European Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

The marblized composition of this teapot and stand imitates agate, a quartz that forms in mutliple layers and colors in rocks. During the 18th century, agateware was often created through combining clays of different colors into a kneaded mass that was then used to form objects. England, Europe

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