Gaudy Dutch Earthenware
Gaudy Dutch is a soft-paste earthenware, or pearlware, made by British potteries for the American export market, especially the color loving “Pennsylvania Dutch”, from approximately 1800 to 1840.
The ware was polychrome decorated in imitation of the Japanese Imari porcelains in shades of red, black, blue, green and yellow. A variety of forms, including plates, cup-plates, coffee and teapots, sugar bowls and cream pitchers were made in sixteen patterns: Butterfly, Carnation, [...] Click here to continue reading.