Teapot

George E. Ohr · ca. 1897–1900

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Palette

Pearl grey
41% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 12.9:1

Silver
28% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.8:1

Taupe
21% of the image
Pink · text contrast 4.4:1

Chestnut
5% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.8:1

Putty
3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.3:1

Terracotta
1% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.7:1

Colours measured by this site from the museum image (k-means in CIELAB). Names are the nearest in our own list and describe how the colour looks, not the pigment. Text on each chip uses whichever of black or white contrasts more (WCAG ratio shown). How

Details

Artist: George E. Ohr
American, Biloxi, Mississippi 1857–1918 Biloxi, Mississippi
Date: ca. 1897–1900
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Earthenware
Size: 7 3/16 x 7 1/8 in. (18.3 x 18.1 cm)
Place: United States
Period: 19th century
Main colour: White & cream · lightness 71, colourfulness 8

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Robert A. Ellison Jr., 2017. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Teapot

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