teapot
Wedgwood, Thomas & Wedgwood, John
Summary
Public: Hexagonal globular teapot, white salt-glazed stoneware, with slip-cast relief panels of animals and Chinoiserie landscapes. Private: Globular teapot of hexagonal section, with hexagonal spreading footring and short straight hexagonal neck. Tapering plain octagonal spout, plain handle with two broad notches cut in thumb rest, and outward spur at lower terminal. Body slip-cast with six vertical arched panels of different animals and landscapes, comprising from right of handle; leopard on hillside with two birds overhead; leopard beneath a tree; monkey beneath a tree facing toucan perched on a branch to right; figure carrying long staff, beneath canopy of building complex; fenced garden with domed tower topped by steeple, bird flying overhead; fenced building complex. Domed hexagonal cover with flattened rim, central finial in the form of crouching rabbit, small pierced hole behind. Creamy white body with several burst air bubbles on surface.
Object Name
teapot
Creators Name
Date Created
c 1740=1750
Dimensions
without cover: 12.3cm
with cover: 15.9cm
handle to spout: 22.8cm
: 12.8cm
accession number
1923.499
Collection Group
Place of creation
Burslem
Medium
Credit
Bequeathed by Thomas Tylston Greg
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