Teapot and Cover

1808-1818 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cylindrical teapot with loop handle and flat, countersunk cover, one side printed in black with a portrait bust of Diderot within a diamond-shaped panel, the other with a portrait bust of J. de la Bruyere (French philosopher, moralist and writer, 1645-96)

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot Body
  • Teapot Cover
Materials and techniques
Creamware (faïence fine), transfer-printed in black
Brief description
Creamware teapot made at Creil pottery factory 1808-1818 transfer-printed by Stone, Coquerel and Le Gros
Physical description
Cylindrical teapot with loop handle and flat, countersunk cover, one side printed in black with a portrait bust of Diderot within a diamond-shaped panel, the other with a portrait bust of J. de la Bruyere (French philosopher, moralist and writer, 1645-96)
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'CREIL' impressed
  • printed circular mark in black: 'SCL' in monogram with 'PAR BREVET D'INVENTION-PARIS-Manufre d'Impression sur Faience, Porcelaine etc'
  • 'K' painted in black and '17' printed in black
Gallery label
(07/06/2004)
Gallery 128 Decant 2003

Printed with portraits of Voltaire and J. de la Bruyere (French philosopher, moralist and writer, 1645-96).
Credit line
Given by Arthur Myers Smith, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.520&A-1920

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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