teapot

Summary

Public: Teapot in the form of a house, each side divided into three vertical bays with a central door and staircase to both sides. S-shaped spout in the form of an arm terminating in a hand gripping an open-mouthed head of a serpent. Handle in form of a dolphin. Neck in form of a chimney. Cover with a finial in form of a hand grasping a bird. Private: Teapot in the form of a house, each side divided into three vertical bays, with two storeys on one side, three storeys on the other, central door and staircase to both sides. Three storeys to back and front, with figure of a man standing beside fruiting tree, beneath upper two storeys. S-shaped spout in the form of outstretched arm with mask to one side at base, terminating in hand gripping open-mouthed head of a serpent, body of which is wrapped around lower arm. Handle in the form of scaly dolphin with outward spur at lower terminal. Neck in the form of large rectangular brick chimney rising from tiled roof shoulder. Flat rectangular cover with finial in the form of human hand grasping the head of a bird, and border of impressed squares.