Wedgwood, terracotta four piece tea set, 19th century, polychrome decorated with floral sprigs and sprays, comprising teapot, coffee pot, covered sugar bowl and cream jug, impressed Wedgwood marks to undersides (4), approx. Height 8.46 in.
- Polychrome - Made or finished in many colours. For furniture, it is used to indicated a painted finish.
- Terracotta - Terracotta is lightly fired earthenware, red or reddish-brown in colour, used in ancient times. Fired at higher temperatures terracotta was used in the nineteenth century for decorative vases and similar objects, but rarely for utilitarian goods. Other uses for terracotta include roofing tiles, garden pots and ornaments. Glazed terracotta is known as faience.
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Wedgwood (England), item types