Artist/Maker

Aust, Gottfried

Place Made

Date Made

1760-1780

Medium

lead-glazed earthenware

Accession Number

5886

Description

Teapot fragment; spout is missing; bulbous body and extruded handle with tipped up terminal.

The shape of the teawares made by Gottfried Aust reflect prevailing English fashion of the mid to later eighteenth century, although he used red earthenware and lead glazes as he did for other wares made locally.

Artist Biography

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY: Gottfried Aust arrived in America in 1755 and worked for a brief time in the Bethlehem pottery before moving to Bethabara in late 1755.In 1771, the pottery operation was moved to Salem where Aust continued to work until his death in 1789 . Rudolph Christ was one of four apprentices taken on by Aust in 1766. Christ moved to Salem when the pottery operation was moved in 1771. Christ receieved permission to set up his own pottery in Bethabara in 1786, but returned to Salem in early 1789, shortly after the death of Aust. For additional information, please refer to the materials in the “References” section of this record.

Credit Line

Private Collection