Teapot
ca. 1755-60 (made)
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Teapot and cover of soft-paste porcelain. Barrel-shaped with loop handle. The knob of the cover is in the form of a flower. The teapot is decorated with moulded trees, flowers and floral bands; on the lid are applied flowers. Both pieces are painted with blue flowers on scrolling stems.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, moulded in relief and painted in blue |
| Brief description | Teapot and cover of soft-paste porcelain, moulded in low relief and painted in blue, Worcester porcelain factory, England, ca. 1755-60 |
| Physical description | Teapot and cover of soft-paste porcelain. Barrel-shaped with loop handle. The knob of the cover is in the form of a flower. The teapot is decorated with moulded trees, flowers and floral bands; on the lid are applied flowers. Both pieces are painted with blue flowers on scrolling stems. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Workman's mark, in blue |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
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| Bibliographic reference | For a teapot of this pattern with later, enamelled decoration of ca. 1765 see S. Spero and J. Sandon, Worcester Porcelain ... The Zorensky Collection, 1996, no 166 |
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| Accession number | 3243&A-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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