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Teapots
Mrs. EstochCeramics
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The Beginning of Porcelain
Early Porcelain• During the Han Dynasty
(206 BC–220 AD), Jingdezhen was known as Xinping. Historical records show that it was during this time porcelain began to be produced here.
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The Beginning of Porcelain
The First Teapots• Invented in China
during the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368)
• Ceramic teapot production became popular in the Ming Dynasty
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Ming Dynasty Teapot
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The Beginning of Porcelain
The First Teapots• Before teapots were
invented, tea was traditionally made in cauldrons, or large pots, and served in bowls
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The Beginning of Porcelain
The First Teapots• The most popular
teapots from the early times were produced in the YiXing region of China
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The Beginning of Porcelain
Early Porcelain• The earliest surviving
example of a teapot has been dated to 1513and is attributed to Gongchun
The First Teapots
• Early teapots were small and designed to serve one person
• Often the drinker would drink from the spout
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Porcelain teapots
Teapots
• Teapots were shipped from China to Europe in the Late 17th Century with spices and other goods.
Blue & White Teapot
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Porcelain in Europe
William Cookworthy
• 1768, Plymouth Porcelain factory was opened in the United Kingdom.
Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus
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Porcelain in Europe
Meissen Teapots & Porcelain• In 1708 that Ehrenfried
Walther von Tschirnhausdevised a way of making porcelain in Dresden Germany and started the Meissen factory in 1710
A Meissen porcelain teapot once owned by the mother of King George I, valued at more than three hundred and twenty thousand dollars. Credit Photograph by REUTERS / Suzanne Plunkett / Landov
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Porcelain in Europe
Bone ChinaJosiah Wedgewood• Began in 1759, England• Porcelain production began
in 1812.
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Porcelain
In America…
• Boston was the epicenter of teapot production in Colonial America. These teapots were made of silver.
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Porcelain
Ingredients
• Kaolin is the primary material from which porcelain is made
Other ingredients:
• feldspar, ball clay, glass, bone ash, steatite, quartz, petuntse and alabaster.
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Porcelain
Ingredients
• Some teapots have a piece inside to keep the tea leaves separate in the water. This part is called a strainer or an infuser.
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Porcelain
Ingredients
• Teapots should have a small hole in the lid. The purpose is that it allows the tea to pour without splashing.
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Parts of a teapot
• Spout• Lid hole• Lid handle• Lid• Pot handle• Body• Foot
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Parts of a teapot
• Natural tanninsediment in an unglazed teapot should be left untouched as over time it will enhance the flavoring.
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Parts of a teapot
• The best way to wash out an the inside of a Yixingteapot that is unglazed on the inside is to wash with warm water, no soap and air dry.
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Teapot Trivia
• The world's largest teapot is to be found in West Virginia. In 1938 The Chester Teapot was constructed by William "Babe" Devon.
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Teapot Trivia
• In the world of Chinese tea the word "gaiwan" is a lidded cup for brewing and drinking tea.
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