Teapot
ca. 1765-1770 (made)
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Teapot and cover, tin-glazed earthenware, with spout modelled as cockerell's head, and rococo scrollwork handle, both picked out in purple, the body painted with polychrome floral sprays.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in colours |
| Brief description | Teapot and cover, tin-glazed earthenware, with spout modelled as cockerell's head, the body painted with polychrome floral sprays, possibly Niderviller pottery and porcelain factory or Sceaux pottery factory, France, about 1765-1770 |
| Physical description | Teapot and cover, tin-glazed earthenware, with spout modelled as cockerell's head, and rococo scrollwork handle, both picked out in purple, the body painted with polychrome floral sprays. |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Stuart Gerald Davis |
| Object history | Acquisition type: Bequest |
| Production | Acquired as Niderviller, c. 1765; illustrated A. Lane, French Faïence, 1948, pl. 93A as Sceaux c. 1770 |
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| Accession number | C.250&A-1951 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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