Teapot and Cover
ca. 1740 (made)
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Teapot and cover of slip-cast white salt-glazed stoneware. Ogee-shaped body, octagonal facetted, with double-stepped base. Reeded wishbone handle, facetted curved spout; figure of a crouching lion surmounts the octagonal cover. Applied to each facet are a flowering spray, growing flowers, and a squirrel eating nuts, each being from a separate mould. Birds and leaves in low relief on the cover.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Salt-glazed stoneware, with mould-applied decoration |
| Brief description | Teapot and cover, salt-glazed stoneware with mould-applied decoration, made in Staffordshire, ca. 1740 |
| Physical description | Teapot and cover of slip-cast white salt-glazed stoneware. Ogee-shaped body, octagonal facetted, with double-stepped base. Reeded wishbone handle, facetted curved spout; figure of a crouching lion surmounts the octagonal cover. Applied to each facet are a flowering spray, growing flowers, and a squirrel eating nuts, each being from a separate mould. Birds and leaves in low relief on the cover. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Dyddgu Hamilton |
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| Accession number | C.46&A-1949 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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