Teapot
ca. 1754 (made), ca. 1756-58 (decorated)
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Teapot of porcelain painted in colours. Rounded hexagonal and moulded in relief with rococo shell pattern and sprays of flowers. Painted with a large moth and sprigs of flowers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in colour and moulded |
| Brief description | Teapot of porcelain painted in colours, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1754-58 |
| Physical description | Teapot of porcelain painted in colours. Rounded hexagonal and moulded in relief with rococo shell pattern and sprays of flowers. Painted with a large moth and sprigs of flowers. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Arthur Hurst |
| Production | Probably made ca. 1754 and possibly decorated slightly later outside the factory at an independent enamelling studio |
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| Bibliographic reference | For the only other teapot of this model and decoration, see S. Spero, Worcester Porcelain: The Klepser Collection (1984), cat. 37 (where dated ca. 1756-58) and John Sandon, The Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain, ... (1993), p. 288 (where the teapot is dated ca. 1754, and where it is suggested that the decoration is later) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.437-1940 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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