Teapot
ca. 1765-1770 (made)
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Tea-pot and cover in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels. Globular body, with crabstock handle and spout touched with brown. Painted with bouquets of flowers; the domed cover painted with sprigs; brown edge.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Teapot and cover, made about 1765-1770, possibly in England, possibly by Tournai porcelain factory |
| Physical description | Tea-pot and cover in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels. Globular body, with crabstock handle and spout touched with brown. Painted with bouquets of flowers; the domed cover painted with sprigs; brown edge. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr Arthur Hurst |
| Production | Object has paper collection label of Arthur Hurst with attribution to Longton Hall. Acquired as 'English (probably Longton Hall). Reattributed to Derby, c. 1770. Reattributed to Tournai c. 1765-70. Examined by Claire Derriks of the Musee de Mariemont, June 2004, who considered the teapot not Tournai. See also References. |
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| Accession number | C.273&A-1940 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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