Teapot
1876 (made)
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This teapot shows a man tying a pack on the hump of a camel, whose neck forms the spout. Camels were a popular subject for teapot makers in the eighteenth-century and witnessed a revival in the 1870s, probably as part of the general enthusiasm for 'oriental' subjects.
Thomas Goode, who retailed this teapot, was founded in 1827 with premises in
Mayfair London. They specialised in luxury goods and often commissioned pieces to be made by established firms, such as Moore Brothers. Such pieces, as is the case with this teapot, bear the marks of both the maker and retailer.
Thomas Goode, who retailed this teapot, was founded in 1827 with premises in
Mayfair London. They specialised in luxury goods and often commissioned pieces to be made by established firms, such as Moore Brothers. Such pieces, as is the case with this teapot, bear the marks of both the maker and retailer.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, with coloured glaze and gilding |
| Brief description | Teapot, earthenware with coloured glaze and gilding, made by Moore Bros. and retailed by Thomas Goode & Co., London, 1876 |
| Physical description | Teapot and cover of earthenware, covered with a crimson glaze and decoarted with gilding. In the form of a man tying a pack on the hump of a crouching camel, whose neck forms the spout. Slip-cast |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Jermyn Street Collection |
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| Summary | This teapot shows a man tying a pack on the hump of a camel, whose neck forms the spout. Camels were a popular subject for teapot makers in the eighteenth-century and witnessed a revival in the 1870s, probably as part of the general enthusiasm for 'oriental' subjects. Thomas Goode, who retailed this teapot, was founded in 1827 with premises in Mayfair London. They specialised in luxury goods and often commissioned pieces to be made by established firms, such as Moore Brothers. Such pieces, as is the case with this teapot, bear the marks of both the maker and retailer. |
| Bibliographic reference | Clark, Garth, The Potter's Art: A Complete History of Pottery in Britain, (Phaidon, 1995), p. 94. ill. |
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| Accession number | 2815&A-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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