Not currently on display at the V&A

Teapot

ca. 1947 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Earthenware, slip-cast and glazed green, formed as a British World War I tank, with the helmeted head of a soldier, possibly modelled with the features of Winston Churchill, emerging from the cover


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, slip-cast and glazed green
Brief description
Teapot, slip-cast glazed earthenware, James Sadler & Sons, Staffordshire, ca.1947.
Physical description
Earthenware, slip-cast and glazed green, formed as a British World War I tank, with the helmeted head of a soldier, possibly modelled with the features of Winston Churchill, emerging from the cover
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.1cm
  • Width: 22.7cm
  • Depth: 12.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
A crown below which 'SADLER' in a banner with 'MADE IN ENGLAND' beneath (Transfer-printed in grey)
Subjects depicted
Association
Collection
Accession number
C.72:1-1995

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Record createdMarch 16, 1999
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