Teapot

Object Name:

Teapot

Object ID:

1957.050.03 a-b

Creator:

Wood, Enoch & Sons

Place of Origin:

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Date:

1818-1830

Description:

Teapot with cover. Blue, transfer-printed earthenware. Pearlware. Stag pattern. Rectangular helmet shaped body with rounded corners, set on a rope-molded ovolo base. Projecting rectangular shoulder and flaring scalloped rim with arches on front and back. S-shaped spout and pointed or figure 7" handle composed of C-curves. Domed cover with ogee profile above incurved base. Finial in form of stylized flower with oval outline. Stepped, rectangular cover with incised, oval finial rests on horizontal rim within teapot. Scene on teapot: obverse and reverse, running stag pursued by dog. Stippled background overall. Border at top of outer surface consists of large flowers in groupings on plain background outlined by swags of bellflowers. Similar design on inner surface of rim as well as on cover. Decorative bands of C-scrolls at outer edge of each border. "Stone China" printed in rectangular cartouche on bottom. Two adhesive paper labels on bottom with accession information on bottom.

Material:

Ceramic
Earthenware - Transfer-printed

Dimensions:

H-5.9 W-10.15 D-4.7 inches

Provenance:

Purchased for $10.00 from "Antique Beeman," Princeton, MA. Came from a family in Princeton.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gardner L. King

People:

King, Gardner L. (1893-1963), King, Constance J. (1893-1984)

Subjects:

Dogs, Stags, Flowers