Teapot
Dateca. 1770
Attributed to
Leeds Pottery
OriginEngland, Yorkshire
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (cream-colored earthenware / creamware)
DimensionsOH: 5 1/16"; OL: 7 3/4" (spout to handle); OD: 4 5/8" (body at widest point).
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, The Friends of Colonial Williamsburg Collections Fund
Object number2024-193,A&B
DescriptionTeapot: bulbous body with molded gadroon border or chain of conjoined elongated ovals at the high shoulder just under the opening for the lid and a the foot; molded modified leafy s-scroll handle opposite curved spout molded with a leaf pattern; the spout with an eight-hole grate; the conforming lid is topped by a mushroom-shaped knop pierced with a central steam hole. The body of the teapot painted on opposite sides with a red and black framed circular reserve, one containing a red and yellow sun with a human face and the other with a crescent moon with a face amidst stars and wispy clouds; painted red and black flower sprigs flank the spout and the handle; the lid is painted in red and black with a crescent moon and clusters of stars scattered throughout.Inscription(s)NoneMark(s)NoneProvenanceWith Martyn Edgell Antiques, Ltd. (Peterborough, England) until July 2024 when it was purchased from Martyn Edgell by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, Virginia).
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