teapot
Summary
Globular teapot of drab grey stoneware, with circular rolled footring and white crabstock handle and spout. Body decorated with sprigged white pipe clay ornaments comprising scattered flowerheads around body, and border of flowerheads and scrollwork to rim. Flat circular cover of drab body with waisted knop finial topped with white moulded flowerhead, and applied relief flowers in white. Pierced hole to one side of central finial.
Object Name
teapot
Date Created
c 1740=1750
Dimensions
without cover: 6.9cm
with cover: 7.8cm
handle to spout: 13.3cm
accession number
1923.403
Collection Group
Place of creation
Staffordshire
Medium
Credit
Bequeathed by Thomas Tylston Greg
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