Teapot
- Object Name:
- Teapot
- Object ID:
- 1966.018.07 a-b
- Date:
- 1820-1830
- Description:
- Teapot w/ cover. Blue transfer-printed earthenware. Rectangular body with rounded ends S-shaped spout with built in strainer. D-shaped handle with flat top and thumb rest. Rectangular base with rounded corners. Flaring neck. Lid is rectangular with rounded corners, domed shaped and has a stylized floral finial. two indenticial scenes on both sides of body. They depict a residential estate in the background. Two women and a child in the foreground. Women both wear long dresses and plumed hats. One of the women carries an umbrella. Top of pot decorated with rose and scroll border. Same border is used on spout and lid. Band of bamboo molding on handle. Handle painted blue on exterior. Several marks on bottom of pot. In underglaze blue. In uppercase roman letters "STONE CHINA" written within an octagon mark. In impressed upper case roman letter "M" and "18".
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Dimensions:
- H-6.3 W-11 D-5 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Laura Berry Offutt and Harriet Berry Denham
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