Teapot
1760-1780 (made)
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Object Type
English earthenware teapots of this shape date from the second quarter of the 18th century. This rare facet-cut glass example, however, must date from the 1760s-1780s.
Design & Designing
Thoroughly impractical as a container for boiling water, this glass pot may have been intended for serving some attractively-coloured sauce. Table glass items with overall facet-cutting were usually intended for the dessert table, where the candlelight would enhance their appearance. The designer of this 'teapot' has used as a model the Staffordshire lead-glazed red earthenware and salt-glazed stoneware teapots of the 1730s-1740s, which in turn were copied from contemporary Meissen porcelain.
English earthenware teapots of this shape date from the second quarter of the 18th century. This rare facet-cut glass example, however, must date from the 1760s-1780s.
Design & Designing
Thoroughly impractical as a container for boiling water, this glass pot may have been intended for serving some attractively-coloured sauce. Table glass items with overall facet-cutting were usually intended for the dessert table, where the candlelight would enhance their appearance. The designer of this 'teapot' has used as a model the Staffordshire lead-glazed red earthenware and salt-glazed stoneware teapots of the 1730s-1740s, which in turn were copied from contemporary Meissen porcelain.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Clear glass, with cut decoration |
| Brief description | Cut glass teapot, England, 1750-1770 |
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| Object history | Made in England |
| Summary | Object Type English earthenware teapots of this shape date from the second quarter of the 18th century. This rare facet-cut glass example, however, must date from the 1760s-1780s. Design & Designing Thoroughly impractical as a container for boiling water, this glass pot may have been intended for serving some attractively-coloured sauce. Table glass items with overall facet-cutting were usually intended for the dessert table, where the candlelight would enhance their appearance. The designer of this 'teapot' has used as a model the Staffordshire lead-glazed red earthenware and salt-glazed stoneware teapots of the 1730s-1740s, which in turn were copied from contemporary Meissen porcelain. |
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| Accession number | C.49&A-1929 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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