teapot



teapot

Summary

Globular miniature teapot on everted footring, with turned collar to neck, and crabstock handle and spout. Cream coloured earthenware body sponged with manganese brown underglaze oxide, bleeding into glaze to give mottled streaky effect, with scattered daubs of blue and green. Flat circular cover with crabstock handle and central pierced hole, decorated in mottled brown, blue-grey and green.


Object Name

teapot

Date Created

c 1750=1770

Dimensions

without cover: 6.5cm
with cover: 8.2cm
across spout and handle: 13.8cm
: 7.5cm

accession number

1923.721

Place of creation

Staffordshire

Medium

Credit

Bequeathed by Thomas Tylston Greg

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