Teapot
Dateca. 1755
OriginEngland, Staffordshire
MediumSalt-glazed stoneware (drabware)
DimensionsOH: 3 5/16" (with cover); H: 2 5/8" (without cover); OD: 3 3/4" (body)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1959-371,A&B
DescriptionTeapot and cover: Gobular teapot with short trimmed foot; extruded ear-shaped loop handle opposite the slighlty angled faceted spout with a four-hole grate in a diamond formation. The clay body of a dark elephant grey color and decorated with applied spriggings of vines with grape clusters and leaves in white, blue and grey. The vine on one side is white and the other grey. The conforming cover is topped by a spool knop and applied sprigging in blue and grey ensuite with the sprigging on the body of the pot.Inscription(s)NoneMark(s)NoneProvenanceBefore 1959, Mrs. Radcliffe
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