Many of their techniques were used simultaneously resulting in striking combinations. The word creamware usually brings to mind images of pale, cream-colored earthenware, elegantly formed in classic shapes, lustrously glazed and embellished, if at all, with subdued decoration – hardly suggesting the term “extreme.” Eighteenth Century potters, however, applied a variety of methods to make a surprising array of colorful, sometimes sculptural, wares. Through July 25, the Brandywine River Museum’s exhibition, “Extreme Creamware: Surprising Forms and Diverse Decorations,” showcases approximately 50 examples of popular Eighteenth and early Nineteenth Century English earthenware that are dramatic and often surprising.
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