Glazed earthenware (agateware)expand_more
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Leo A. Hodroffexpand_more 92.158.15a-c
The marblized composition of this teapot and stand imitates agate, a quartz that forms in mutliple layers and colors in rocks. During the 18th century, agateware was often created through combining clays of different colors into a kneaded mass that was then used to form objects.
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