Teapot

Dateca. 1755

MediumLead-glazed earthenware (tortoiseshell-colored earthenware / creamware)

DimensionsOverall: 4 3/8 x 3 3/4in. (11.1cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. Harry H. Coon

Object number2005-161,A&B

DescriptionStaffordshire tortoiseshell-glazed creamware teapot and cover with slightly compressed spherical body raised on three mask-and-paw feet, and affixed with a crabstock spout and handle. The handle issuing onto either side of the pot a sprigged Tudor rose vine, the low cover with a flower-sprig knop, and both pieces sprinkled in manganese-brown with the sprigging picked out in green.ProvenancePurchased from David Newbon, London, England

Previously owned by Harry H. Coon of Glenview, IL