Vintage ALB 10 Cup BROWN BETTY Pottery w Blue Stripe TEAPOT ENGLAND Hallmarked
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Vintage ALB 10 Cup BROWN BETTY Pottery w Blue Stripe TEAPOT ENGLAND Hallmarked. This ALB Brown Betty Teapot, was made after the company was acquired by Royal Doulton. They continued to produce these teapots, but under the name Ridgeways , although they continued to use the ALB Hallmark, as seen here in my photos. Under Lid is stamped MADE IN ENGLAND In good condition!No cracks, crazing, etc.The pot has a very slight imperfection in the glaze on the top rim. There is a tiny chip at the very end of the spout -- just feels like a very small rough spot.. The glaze on the teapot is based on a manganese brown glaze developed by the Marquis of Rockingham on his estate in England in the late 1700s. This Rockingham Brown glaze and the Betty shape was eventually shortened to the affectionate term Brown Betty which we use today. (How the shape got the Betty term I have not yet discovered.) The teapot was one made for the general public as a very utilitarian piece for daily use. It needed to be durable and cheap and so was made from a good terracotta clay which would hold the heat nicely. Todays teapots are still made out of a red clay visible on the unglazed portions of the lid and base of the teapot. Brown Bettys are Hand Made in England. Please note that due to their unique hand made manufacturing process the Brown Betty tea pots may
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