Teapot
ca.1807-ca.1813 (made)
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Teapot, porcelain, painted and gilt. The wriggling ground pattern is known as vermiculation and is intended to imitate worm tracks (from the Latin, vermiculatus, full of worms).
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, painted and gilt |
| Brief description | Teapot, porcelain, painted and gilded, with wriggling ground pattern is known as vermiculation, Barr, Flight and Barr Factory, England (Worcester), about 1807-13 |
| Physical description | Teapot, porcelain, painted and gilt. The wriggling ground pattern is known as vermiculation and is intended to imitate worm tracks (from the Latin, vermiculatus, full of worms). |
| Object history | The wriggling ground pattern is known as vermiculation and is intended to imitate worm tracks (from the Latin, vermiculatus, full of worms). It was originally used as a finish on stone architecture and spread to ceramics and textiles in the eighteenth century. |
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| Accession number | C.27&A-1964 |
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| Record created | May 23, 2005 |
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