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Earthenware

This term has 4,019 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object category
Material
Technique
Unit

Getty AAT term number

3000140803

Broader Terms used

<pottery (object genre)>

Narrower Terms used

barbotine
creamware
Delftware
drabware
faïence
lusterware
maiolica
majolica
marbled ware
pearlware
redware
tin-glazed earthenware
white earthenware
yellowware

Term used for

earthenare

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

Plate

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Bristol pottery (Probably)
Pottery: Unidentified Liverpool pottery (Possibly)

Dish

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Bristol pottery (Probably)

Dish

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Bristol pottery (Possibly)

Tile

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Bristol pottery

Fruit bowl

Maker(s)

Factory: Poole Pottery
Designer: Pavely, Ruth

Dish

Maker(s)

Potter: Tustin, Sidney

Vase decorated with flowers

Maker(s)

Factory: Doulton
Decorator: Adams, Matilda S.

Tall two-handled vase

Maker(s)

Pottery: Della Robbia Pottery
Sgraffito artist: Pierce, Aphra Jane
Sgraffito artist: Woodhouse, Violet (Perhaps)

An image of Dish

Cut Branch Dish

Maker(s)

Production: Keeler, Walter

Two-handled vase

Maker(s)

Pottery: William De Morgan & Co.
Painter: Porter, Edward

An image of Dish

Dish

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Rouen pottery
Production: Febvrier-Boussemart Faïence Factory (Possibly)

An image of Ceramic form

Keeping a Secret

Maker(s)

Potter: Heinz, Regina

An image of Dish

Narcissus

Maker(s)

Potter: Trim, Judy

An image of Dish

Dish

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

An image of Tile

Flowers in a Wicker Basket

Maker(s)

Pottery: Redcliff Back (Probably)
Proprietor of pottery: Frank, Richard

Tile

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Probably)

An image of Teapot

Teapot

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

An image of Cat jug

Cat jug

Maker(s)

Pottery: Pickleherring Pottery (Possibly)
Pottery: Montague Close Pottery (Possibly)
Vauxhall Pottery (Possibly)

An image of Fuddling cup

Fuddling cup

Maker(s)

Pottery: Rotherhithe Pottery (Probably)
Pottery: Unidentified Southwark Pottery (Probably)

An image of Puzzle jug

Puzzle jug

Maker(s)

Pottery: unidentified London pottery

Plate

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Bristol pottery (Probably)
Unidentified Liverpool pottery (Possibly)

An image of Punch pot

Punch pot

Maker(s)

Pottery: Indio Pottery (Probably)
Pottery: Unidentified Yorkshire or Staffordshire Pottery (Possibly)

An image of Plate

Plate

Maker(s)

Factory: Spode

An image of Cistern

Cistern

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown (Possibly)
Potter: Unknown (Possibly)

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