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Teapot

Object Name:
Teapot
Object ID:
1980.047.08 a-b
Place of Origin:
England
Date:
1815-1830
Description:
Teapot. Pearlware earthenware. Wide neck section, flaring outward to meet straight-sided body which slopes inward toward lower section, then angles sharply inward to narrow, flaring foot rim. Loop handle with plain terminals. S-shaped spout, nearly triangular in section, with strainer base. Domed cover with button knob, pictured in center; narrow flange. Brown stripe painted around knob, edge of cover, rim of pot, mouth of spout, neck, and shoulder; simplified herringbone pattern painted on spout and handle. Three bat printed vignettes: ducks in a pond near a house and fence, lion emerging from cave printed on the sides, and a dog outside a doghouse on the cover. Vignettes washed over with green and yellow, with blue used for pond and ducks as well.
Material:
Ceramic
Earthenware - Pearlware
Dimensions:
H-3.6 W-5.3 Dia-3.1 inches
Credit Line:
Gift of Alma Duckworth
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