teapot
Summary
Tall globular teapot on flat base, with leaf-moulded spout and handle, two outer spurs along handle with third at lower terminal. Sides painted in overglaze enamels with red and black scale ground, reserving circular medallions on each side. Medallions painted in black and red with repeated rural landscape comprising farm buildings with smoking chimney to left, trees to right. Handle and spout painted plain green. Shallow domed cover painted with continuing scale pattern, with pierced baluster finial painted green. Pale cream coloured body with fine yellowish glaze.
Object Name
teapot
Creators Name
Date Created
1768=1775 (circa)
Dimensions
Height (without cover): 11.7cm
Height (with cover): 13.7cm
Height (across handle and spout)): 19.1cm
Width: 11.9cm
accession number
1923.895
Collection Group
Place of creation
Etruria
Medium
Credit
Bequeathed by Thomas Tylston Greg
