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How to Identify an Original Brown Betty Teapot?

How to Identify an Original Brown Betty Teapot?

How do I know if my Brown Betty is genuine?     Many people ask us, “How do I know if my Brown Betty is genuine”. One has to be careful because ...

A sympathetic Re-engineering - Brown Betty Teapot

A sympathetic Re-engineering - Brown Betty Teapot

Introduction Hello, I’m a designer and ceramicist based in London and currently studying a Collaborative Doctoral Award with Manchester School of ...

How to take care of Brown Betty Teapots

How to take care of Brown Betty Teapots

  Regarding care of the Betty teapot, the answer is as simple as the Brown Betty Teapot itself. It should be handled with care and washed gently. A...

Ian McIntyre Teapot – The Re-engineered Brown Betty Teapot

Ian McIntyre Teapot – The Re-engineered Brown Betty Teapot

  A Cauldon Ceramics Brown Betty teapot at the casting stage   Brown Betty Teapot- A valuable part of British History Nobody is certain, how the B...

Few facts you still don't know about Brown Betty Teapots

Few facts you still don't know about Brown Betty Teapots

  In the Midlands of England, around 160 miles northwest of London, lies the city of Stoke-on-Trent. This piece of Staffordshire, which has earned ...

The Philosophy of Teapots

The Philosophy of Teapots

If you close your eyes and see a teapot, odds-on it’s this one. A constant among dust motes. Disappearing in cupboards. Playing nicely with others;...

The Bottle Kilns of Stoke-On-Trent

The Bottle Kilns of Stoke-On-Trent

The Bottle Kilns of Stoke on Trent A bottle kiln is exactly what it sounds like - a type of kiln (or oven used for industrial processes). The wo...

Any Loose Tea Lovers?

Coming Soon: Tea infusers for our loose tea lovers. 

Our tea infusers will fit in the rim of the teapot to allow loose leaf tea lovers to brew their tea in our Brown Bettys. No more straining the tea into the cup to remove the loose leaves. After steeping the tea for the perfect amount of time, the infuser can be removed so that you get the perfect strength cuppa.

Join us at the British Ceramics Biennial!

Join us at the British Ceramics Biennial!

Cauldon Ceramics will be participating in the British Ceramics Biennial in Stoke on Trent from September 23rd through November 5th. This six week ...

Our Limited Edition Brown Betty Teapot Project

Our Limited Edition Brown Betty Teapot Project

 

We are working with designer Ian McIntyre to produce a Limited Edition Brown Betty Teapot. It explores some of the original Brown Betty Teapot design features, celebrating the history of the Brown Betty and it's fascinating development since 1695. The only way to get your hands on one of these teapots, which pay homage the long history of the pottery industry in England, is through our pre-order page on the Cauldon Ceramics website.