Teapot & cover

Dateca. 1775

Maker Phillip Christian Factory

MediumSoft-paste porcelain

DimensionsA: h: 4"; D: 4 1/4"; B:H: 1 7/8"; D: 3"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1955-30,A&B

DescriptionSoft-paste porcelain globular teapot with short neck, swan spout and ridged loop handle. Decorated with underglaze blue on either side of the pot, depicting three Chinese figures in a garden between plants with large peony blossoms. There is a flower spray on the spout and the low-domed cover with cone-shaped knop is decorated with one figure (one of those depicted on the body).