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Artist/Maker	Queensberry Hunt Design Group (designer) Portmeirion Potteries Ltd. (manufacturer)
Place of origin	Stoke-on-Trent (made)

White earthenware, slip cast teapot and cover: U-shaped body, with strap handle and high, short down-curving pouring spout (both integrally cast with body) and low domed cover with button-shaped knob and ventilation hole. The shoulder and foot of the teapot, and the edge of the cover, have a very dark brown band (the 'Nightline' pattern) applied by automated process and not by hand.

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Categories	Ceramics Earthenware Tableware & Cutlery Tea, Coffee & Chocolate Wares
Object type	Teapot and cover
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. Teapot Cover
Titles	Soho (manufacturer's title) Nightline (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Earthenware, slip cast, with clear glaze; banding applied by automated process
Brief description	Teapot and lid, white banded in dark brown, 'Soho' range in 'Nightline' pattern, designed by Queensberry Hunt Design Group in 2003 for Portmeirion Potteries Ltd, made in Stoke-on-Trent, 2004
Physical description	White earthenware, slip cast teapot and cover: U-shaped body, with strap handle and high, short down-curving pouring spout (both integrally cast with body) and low domed cover with button-shaped knob and ventilation hole. The shoulder and foot of the teapot, and the edge of the cover, have a very dark brown band (the 'Nightline' pattern) applied by automated process and not by hand.
Dimensions	Height: 17.1cm Maximum width: 23.5cm
Credit line	Given by Portmeirion Potteries Ltd.
Production	For Queensberry Hunt's computer design drawings for the 'Soho' range, including working drawings for the teapot, see E.139 to 143-2005.
Associated objects	C.27:1-2005 (Model) C.27:2-2005 (Model) C.27:3-2005 (Model) C.27:4-2005 (Model) C.28:1-2005 (Model) C.28:2-2005 (Model) C.28:3-2005 (Model) C.28:4-2005 (Model) C.29:1-2005 (Model) C.29:2-2005 (Model) C.29:3-2005 (Model)
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.30:1, 2-2005

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Record created	August 26, 2005
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O115836/soho-teapot-and-cover-queensberry-hunt-design/

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