Teapot
1750-1760 (made)
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Object Type
This is a typical teapot shape of the 1760s, where the lid neatly completes the curvature of the depressed sphere.
Design & Designing
By the 1760s, when perfected plain creamwares were already being produced, Chinese influence had all but faded out. On this pot, only the crabstock knop (a decorative swelling) and the applied bunch of grapes hark back to a period when potters were inspired by East Asian porcelain.
Materials & Making
The use of contrasting stained and white clays was not new, but seemed to enjoy a revival at this period. For example, salt-glazed stoneware teapots with drab-coloured bodies were also made in the 1760s, perhaps in an effort to compete with the new creamware. On this pot, the highly skilled potting, perfectly formed and proportioned handle and spout, and crisp decoration applied directly to the unfired pot in brass moulds, together with the apparently careless brushed oxide colour, have produced a successful balance between high quality and low cost.
This is a typical teapot shape of the 1760s, where the lid neatly completes the curvature of the depressed sphere.
Design & Designing
By the 1760s, when perfected plain creamwares were already being produced, Chinese influence had all but faded out. On this pot, only the crabstock knop (a decorative swelling) and the applied bunch of grapes hark back to a period when potters were inspired by East Asian porcelain.
Materials & Making
The use of contrasting stained and white clays was not new, but seemed to enjoy a revival at this period. For example, salt-glazed stoneware teapots with drab-coloured bodies were also made in the 1760s, perhaps in an effort to compete with the new creamware. On this pot, the highly skilled potting, perfectly formed and proportioned handle and spout, and crisp decoration applied directly to the unfired pot in brass moulds, together with the apparently careless brushed oxide colour, have produced a successful balance between high quality and low cost.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware, with applied relief decoration |
| Brief description | C C |
| Physical description | TEAPOT with crabstock handle |
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| Gallery label | British Galleries:
The design of this teapot was most likely influenced by Chinese originals, although the applied decoration of grapes and vine leaves is more suggestive of European sources. The animal on the front is probably a heraldic device.(27/03/2003) |
| Credit line | Part of the Arthur James collection bequeathed by his wife |
| Object history | Made in Staffordshire |
| Summary | Object Type This is a typical teapot shape of the 1760s, where the lid neatly completes the curvature of the depressed sphere. Design & Designing By the 1760s, when perfected plain creamwares were already being produced, Chinese influence had all but faded out. On this pot, only the crabstock knop (a decorative swelling) and the applied bunch of grapes hark back to a period when potters were inspired by East Asian porcelain. Materials & Making The use of contrasting stained and white clays was not new, but seemed to enjoy a revival at this period. For example, salt-glazed stoneware teapots with drab-coloured bodies were also made in the 1760s, perhaps in an effort to compete with the new creamware. On this pot, the highly skilled potting, perfectly formed and proportioned handle and spout, and crisp decoration applied directly to the unfired pot in brass moulds, together with the apparently careless brushed oxide colour, have produced a successful balance between high quality and low cost. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.76&A-1948 |
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| Record created | March 27, 2003 |
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