Brown Betty Pendant

Historical Information

Type: Transferware

Fabric: Earthenware

Date: Early 20th Century

Find Location: The Thames Estuary. UK

Extra information:

This is a sherd of a seaworn Sadler and Co Brown Betty Tea pot from the late Victorian/ Barly 20th Century.

The Brown Betty, a charming teapot with a distinctive manganese brown glaze known as Rockingham glaze, is steeped in history.

Originating from the red clay found in Stoke-on-Trent, Britain, around 1695, this clay was pivotal in creating ceramics that retained heat exceptionally well. This discovery led to its use in crafting teapots as early as the seventeenth century. Initially, these teapots had a tall structure, resembling coffee pots, but by the nineteenth century, they evolved into the rounded shape we associate with the Brown Betty today. The unique Rockingham Glaze, applied and allowed to drip down the sides before firing, gave each pot a characteristic streaky appearance. During the Victorian era, the zenith of tea's popularity, the Brown Betty was lauded for producing superior tea, thanks to its design that gave tea leaves the freedom to unfurl and swirl, infusing the water with a full-bodied flavour and minimal bitterness.

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