Containers: Cooking Containers: Dinnerware

In addition to early earthenware (redware), the wealthiest households of the eighteenth century sought more colorful, decorative, and delicate styling. European, and then American, potteries produced low-fired majolica, faience, and creamware, often boldly stenciled and painted in intricate patterns. The sometimes-colorful imported tableware was prized for its strength, thinness, and lightness. Among the favorites were Chinese porcelains and Dutch Delft. English Wedgwood and Staffordshire were available in different qualities at different prices.