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
Collection Group
Place of creation
Staffordshire
Medium
Credit
Bequeathed by Thomas Tylston Greg
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