Missing image

'BROWN BETTY' TEAPOT

Ceracraft

Details

Dimension
HEIGHT 17 CM
Media
EARTHENWARE
Accession number
P6570

Summary

The ‘Brown Betty’ is one of the most traditional teapots with a rounded belly and high shiny finish on a dark brown glaze, it is considered perfect for brewing tea. These teapots were originally made by the Ridgway Pottery and were sold as Genuine Old English Brownware, which led to the nickname ‘Brown Betty’.

Glossary

  • Glaze

    Vitreous coatings applied to pottery to make objects watertight and as a form of decoration. Also a glaze can be a thin, translucent or transparent coating applied to the surface of a painting to modify the colour tones. Glazes may also be applied on top of one another as a means of creating a sense of depth and translucency.