Teapot
- Object Name:
- Teapot
- Object ID:
- 1942.005.28 a-b
- Place of Origin:
- Straffordshire District, England
- Date:
- circa 1800
- Description:
- Child's teapot with removable lid. Pearlware. a. Bulbous body with short, straight neck, "S" shaped spout with a five hole build-in strainer, and a loop handle. Handpainted blue decoration sparsely applied includes a narrow blue band on the rim of the pot, chain decoration below rim of pot, crows' feet decoration on either side of the chain and six small floral springs on the body. There is an adhesive label on bottom of the pot with donor information.
b. The lid is circular with a ball shaped finial and one vent hole. Lid decoration includes a chain with crows' feet around it and leaf decoration on finial. There are concentric circles on the bottom of both the pot and lid from the wheel throwing process; however, there is a seam line present on the spout of the body. No maker's mark seen. - Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Dimensions:
- H-4.125 Dia-2.25 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
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