Teapot

Object Name:

Teapot

Object ID:

1932.002.01 a-b

Creator:

Buck, Adam (1759-1833)Artist

Place of Origin:

Staffordshire, England

Date:

1810-1820

Description:

Teapot with Cover. Soft paste porcelain. Transfer printed. White, molded, oblong teapot, bulbous body, inverted to flaring shoulder. Applied handle, curving spout. Body, obverse and reverse, purple transfer and painted design, female figure, Cupid, flowers, obverse male and female figures. Molded oblong domed cover with flower-like finial. Sprig leaf band around shoulder, on handle and spout in deep purple.
.a body
.b lid. 3.669" x 2.767" x 1.896" high

Material:

Ceramic
Porcelain - Soft paste

Dimensions:

H-6.4 W-10.2 D-5.3 inches

Provenance:

Note from donor, Ida McAfee (1859-1933): "I am in possession of an old fashioned teaset that belonged to my great grandmother Cochran of Hooksett, NH and I wish it to be preserved in the Museum of Antiques in Concord, NH." Donor's great-grandmother was Rachel Abbott Patterson Cochran (c.1760-after 1840), daughter of Robert Patterson of New Boston, NH, and wife of Thomas Cochran (c.1739-before 1830) of Pembroke, NH; they resided in Hooksett, NH.

Credit Line:

Gift of Ida Bell McAfee

People:

Cochran, Rachel (c.1760-after 1840), Buck, Adam (1759-1833), McAfee, Ida B. (1859-1933)

Subjects:

Tea, Tea ceremonies, Imports, Trade, Consumers