Caprice
Teapot and Cover
1972 (designed), ca. 1972 (designed)
1972 (designed), ca. 1972 (designed)
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Teapot and cover with low cylinder body, broad shoulder, tall neck with dome lid, loop handle and spout. White body with speckled pale blue glaze, 'oriental' floral scroll on the lid and round body printed in two blues, purple and green.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with printed overglaze decoration |
| Brief description | Teapot and cover, 'Caprice' pattern, 'Stonehenge' shape, low cylinder body with speckled blue glaze and floral scroll, earthenware, made by W. R. Midwinter Ltd., Burslem, 1972 |
| Physical description | Teapot and cover with low cylinder body, broad shoulder, tall neck with dome lid, loop handle and spout. White body with speckled pale blue glaze, 'oriental' floral scroll on the lid and round body printed in two blues, purple and green. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'MIDWINTER / MADE IN ENGLAND' (Maker's mark moulded on base.) |
| Gallery label | Teapot and cover 'Caprice' 'Stonehenge'
designer (decoration) Jessie Tait, designer (shape) Roy Midwinter, manufacturer W.R.Midwinter Ltd., Burslem, England; 1972, shape designed about 1972
Earthenware with printed overglaze decoration
C.142:& A-1988 Gift of Lancelot Stimson |
| Credit line | Given by Lancelot Stimson |
| Production | Decoration designed 1972; shape designed ca. 1972. |
| Other number | 4.03 |
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| Accession number | C.142&A-1988 |
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| Record created | May 6, 2008 |
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