Copper Lustreware Finish Cream Pitcher
Credit LineGift of Millicent Giddens, London, Ontario, 1973
Object number1973.007.468
Label TextThis cream pitcher is an example of lustreware porcelain. Lustreware consists of pottery that is finished with a metallic glaze that gives the appearance of iridescence. The shiny finish is produced by metallic oxides in the overglaze that is fired a second time, at a lower temperature in a reduction kiln. This pottery finishing technique has a rich history beginning in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) in the early 9th-century. In 18th-century North America, lustreware was commonly used in centerpieces, since when illuminated by gaslight, the pieces shine brilliantly.
NamePitcher, Cream
